Lanthrip v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Because I believe that Lanthrip suffered a loss of earning capacity, I must respectfully dissent from the main opinion.

At the time of her injury, Lanthrip was working three jobs: she worked as a deli stocker at Wal-Mart, as a school bus driver, and as a security guard at Raytheon for Security Engineers. Following surgery on her left foot, Lanthrip returned to work at all three jobs. However, she was forced to leave her security-guard position because the injury to her foot prevented her from fulfilling the requirements of that job.

Lanthrip’s post-injury work at Wal-Mart was in a different…