A jury ruled that Walmart must pay a former employee almost $35 million after finding that the retailer defamed him.
Walmart must pay almost $35 million to one of its former truck drivers after a California jury found the retailer had falsely accused him of workers' compensation fraud and wrongfully terminated him.A San Bernardino County jury this week ordered Walmart to pay driver Jesus 'Jesse' Fonseca $25 million in punitive damages, plus $9.7 million for future non-economic losses including enjoyment of life and mental suffering.
He filed a workers' compensation claim for his injuries, and was instructed by doctors not to push, pull or lift anything over 10 pounds, as well as to stop driving a commercial vehicle. Walmart failed to accommodate these work restrictions, the lawsuit alleges. Fonseca, who was placed on medical leave, was ultimately terminated, allegedly because Walmart surveilled him and discovered he'd driven a personal vehicle, according to his attorneys.
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