September 15, 2017
A California federal judge ordered Walmart on Thursday to pay $15 million in fees to class attorneys who won a $60.8 million jury verdict against the retail giant for its failure to pay truckers all owed wages, rejecting class counsel's original $20 million fee request after Walmart argued their calculations had been "jerry-rigged."
July 28, 2017
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. asked a California federal judge Friday to deny a $20 million fee request by lawyers who won a $60.8 million wage judgment against the retailer on behalf of a class of truckers, saying plaintiffs' attorneys had "jerry-rigged their fee request" and should only get $2.8 million.
April 07, 2017
Wal-Mart sought to overturn a $54 million verdict against the retail giant for violating state wage laws by failing to pay a class of truckers for work-related on-duty tasks, arguing at a California federal court hearing Friday that rest break damage calculations were flawed and new case law cuts against the decision.
January 24, 2017
A California federal judge said Tuesday she's not inclined to award a certified class of Wal-Mart truckers more than $80 million in penalties and liquidated damages after a jury found Wal-Mart had intentionally violated state wage laws, saying she's only likely to award about $5.8 million in restitution.
November 23, 2016
A California federal jury found Wednesday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. intentionally violated state wage laws by failing to pay a certified class of truckers for time spent on work-related on-duty tasks, awarding class members more than $54 million in damages.
November 21, 2016
A certified class of Wal-Mart truck drivers told a California federal jury during closing arguments Monday that it need only determine the retail giant followed its own written policy to decide it violated California wage laws and owes as much as $170 million in back pay and damages.
November 15, 2016
A certified class of Wal-Mart drivers who claim the retailer owes $170 million for wage violations have their numbers wrong, an economist testified for the retailer on Tuesday, telling a California federal jury that the drivers' figure relied on a flawed methodology.
November 07, 2016
The California federal judge overseeing a class action trial over Wal-Mart truckers' wages said Monday that the retailer can introduce evidence that its drivers are among the highest paid in the business, after the truckers' attorney left the door "wide open" by asking a witness if prior employers paid him by the hour.
November 02, 2016
Managers for Wal-Mart defended the company before a California federal jury considering allegations the retailer shorted pay to a certified class of truckers, saying the company never enforced a written policy that discouraged drivers from leaving their trucks during nighttime layovers — a policy the overseeing judge has ruled violates minimum wage laws.
October 31, 2016
Counsel for a certified class of Wal-Mart truckers told a California federal jury during opening statements Monday that the retail giant violated state minimum wage laws by failing to pay drivers for time spent staying with their trucks during inspections and government-mandated 10-hour layovers.