Divided 9th Circuit Upholds $60.8M For Walmart Truckers On Employment Claims

Mealey's (January 7, 2020, 1:59 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A divided Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 6 rejected arguments by Walmart Inc., doing business as Wal-Mart Transportation LLC, to reduce a $60.8 million judgment for a class of truck drivers on employment-related claims and denied a cross-appeal by the drivers seeking liquidated damages (Charles Ridgeway, et al. v. Walmart Inc., Nos. 17-15983 and 17-16142, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 212)....