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Why Court awarded truck driver $34.7m in Walmart defamation lawsuit

November 22, 2024•

Tribune Online
Why Court awarded truck driver $34.7m in Walmart defamation lawsuit

A California jury awarded a former Walmart truck driver, Jesus “Jesse” Fonseca, $34.7 million after concluding that the company defamed him by wrongfully accusing him of violating its integrity rules while on medical leave. The verdict, delivered on Wednesday by the San Bernardino County Superior Court, comprised $25 million in punitive damages and $9.7 million […]

Why Court awarded truck driver $34.7m in Walmart defamation lawsuit
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