Nov. 21, 2024
San Bernardino jury awards nearly $35M in Walmart defamation case
Walmart called the verdict "outrageous," and said it "simply does not reflect the straightforward and uncontested facts of this case."
A jury in San Bernardino County awarded nearly $35 million to a Walmart commercial truck driver who claimed he was defamed when he was fired for driving an RV while on disability leave.
"The evidence demonstrated that Walmart's defamation of our client reflected a systematic approach to managing worker's compensation claims through punitive measures against injured employees," said David deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm APC, who represented the driver, Jesus...
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