Lisa Mendez Business 185 November 12, 2017
Kroger and Ralphs
Case questions
1. If the store and district managers of Ralphs received complaints about Misiolek’s behavior
starting in 1985, but that these complaints did not reach Ralph’s headquarters in Compton, do
you believe the judge is right in holding that the company should not be held responsible for his
actions? Should the company be held responsible for policies that prevent complaints from
reaching headquarters?
I do believe the company should be held responsible. Complaints were made and if they did not
reach the proper headquarters then that blame is held on the employees of that company
which in turn the whole company is responsible. Somebody knew and swept it under the rug.
He was transferred to different stores several times and that is done through District Managers
or higher.
2. What kind of penalty do you believe would be appropriate for Ralph’s? In your view,
were the 33.3 million penalties excessive? Explain? Was the final 2006 judgement fair? Explain
I do not feel this judgement was excessive at all. A monetary judgement is always about the
principal and if the judgement is low then the company will not learn its lesson. The judgement
must be high enough so that the company will never condone that type of behavior again. I
believe the judgement in 2006 was fair for the individual women because
$375, 000 is still a lot of money.