--- description: The "30 Rock" star filed the lawsuit after a truck for the retailing giant crashed into his limo title: Walmart Settles Accident Lawsuit with Actor Tracy Morgan image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3866cb2da39e98b/6986a640d0b6f274dc30666f/ap660578316535.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Walmart](/tag/walmart/) ## Walmart Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Walmart Settles Accident Lawsuit with Actor Tracy Morgan by [John Kell / Fortune](/author/john-kell-fortune/) ## John Kell / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 27, 2015 8:09 PM CUT  In this image from video the limousine bus carrying Tracy Morgan and six other people lies on it's side early Saturday morning, June 7, 2014, on the New Jersey Turnpike. In this image from video the limousine bus carrying Tracy Morgan and six other people lies on it's side early Saturday morning, June 7, 2014, on the New Jersey Turnpike.Will Vaultz—AP by [John Kell / Fortune](/author/john-kell-fortune/) ## John Kell / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 27, 2015 8:09 PM CUT Walmart has reached an undisclosed settlement with actor Tracy Morgan, ending a lawsuit against the retailer after one of its truck drivers crashed into the actor’s limousine last year. Terms [of the agreement](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150527006491/en/#.VWYaxaadzVA "undefined") with the “30 Rock” TV star and other plaintiffs in the case were confidential. “I am grateful that the case was resolved amicably,” Morgan said in a statement. Morgan [filed a lawsuit](http://www.wsj.com/articles/tracy-morgan-seeks-damages-against-wal-mart-for-highway-crash-1405179921 "undefined") against Walmart in a U.S. District Court in July 2014, roughly a month after an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike involving a Walmart truck driver. Morgan was seriously hurt in the accident, which resulted in one death and three injuries. Earlier this year, Walmart [settled](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/01/21/family-of-man-killed-in-tracy-morgan-crash-settles-with-walmart/22102589/ "undefined") a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of a comedian, James McNair, who was killed in the accident. The lawsuit filed by Morgan claimed that the driver of a Walmart truck was speeding when he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into the entertainer’s vehicle. It was also alleged that the driver was fatigued from working long hours. “We are pleased to have reached an amicable settlement that ends this litigation,” said Greg Foran, Walmart U.S. president and CEO. “We are deeply sorry that one of our trucks was involved.” Morgan, who suffered a severe brain injury in the highway crash, has slowly recovered and [was seen walking with a cane ](http://www.people.com/article/tracy-morgan-health-recover-update-cane-walking "undefined")last month. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3898595/walmart-tracy-morgan-settlement/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3898595/walmart-tracy-morgan-settlement/"},"headline":"Walmart Settles Accident Lawsuit with Actor Tracy Morgan","datePublished":"2015-05-27T20:09:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:40:41.808Z","description":"The \"30 Rock\" star filed the lawsuit after a truck for the retailing giant crashed into his limo","url":"https://time.com/3898595/walmart-tracy-morgan-settlement/","keywords":["Walmart","Accident","Lawsuit","Settlement","Crash","deal","Wal-Mart","Tracy Morgan","pubdesk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3866cb2da39e98b/6986a640d0b6f274dc30666f/ap660578316535.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"John Kell / Fortune","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/john-kell-fortune/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3866cb2da39e98b/6986a640d0b6f274dc30666f/ap660578316535.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Tired Truck Drivers","caption":"Tired Truck Drivers","creditText":"Will Vaultz—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/walmart/","name":"Walmart"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3898595/walmart-tracy-morgan-settlement/","name":"Walmart Settles Accident Lawsuit with Actor Tracy Morgan"}}]}] ```