Around the Net

Roehm And Wal-Mart Make Peace

Brandweek, Tuesday, November 6, 2007 11:15 AM

Julie Roehm, the former Wal-Mart marketing executive, has decided not to refile her headline-grabbing wrongful termination lawsuit against the company. Wal-Mart, in turn, says it will no longer pursue its litigation against her.

A Michigan state judge threw out the case in August, saying the proper jurisdiction was Arkansas, headquarters of the Bentonville, -based retailer.

In addition to the costs of the suit, Roehm says that her decision reflects the fact that allegations she made against businessman Irwin Jacobs and Wal-Mart CEO H. Lee Scott were untrue. Roehm had alleged that Scott received "preferential prices" from Jacobs, whose Jacobs Trading Co. has exclusive rights to buy unsold Wal-Mart merchandise. Jacobs filed a defamation suit in response, which he is withdrawing.

Read the whole story at Brandweek »

legal

Next story loading