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Jury Awards $34 Million to Fired Walmart Driver Over Defamation

A California jury found that the company had defamed Jesus Fonseca by falsely accusing him of workers’ compensation fraud.
Jury Awards $34 Million to Fired Walmart Driver Over Defamation
A Walmart store is seen in Encinitas, Calif., on April 13, 2016. Mike Blake/Reuters
Chase Smith
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A California jury has ordered Walmart to pay $34.7 million to a former truck driver for the company after finding that it had defamed him by falsely accusing him of workers’ compensation fraud.

The San Bernardino County Superior Court verdict was delivered after a two-phase trial that lasted four weeks.

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