Walmart faces major discrimination lawsuit over background check policies that allegedly affect hundreds of Black workers.

Walmart now faces a class action lawsuit spurred by a 2019 lawsuit alleging that its criminal background check policy is discriminatory.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A class action lawsuit was filed Thursday against Walmart for firing Black workers with criminal records.

Recent trade secret cases have resulted in massive jury awards, including $452M in Boston, $222M in Arkansas, and a $2.036B verdict under review in Virginia ...

Walmart to pay tech company $222M over trade secret misappropriation The decision by an Arkansas jury is the latest twist in a legal battle between the mass retailer and Zest Labs, which claims ...

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) recently faced a $222 million verdict in a trade secrets dispute with Zest Labs, adding a notable layer of legal challenges. Despite this, its stock saw a 2% increase over the ...

Dive Insight: Walmart owes Zest Labs $72.7 million in compensation for damages caused by Walmart’s trade secret misappropriation and $150 million for exemplary damages, the jury decided. “We strongly ...

A jury of 11 Arkansans stood up and said it in their verdict,” said Scott Richardson of McDaniel Wolff PLLC in Little Rock, part of the legal team representing Zest Labs. Walmart has denied the ...

On May 13, 2025, a unanimous jury awarded Zest $222 million, comprising $72.7 million in compensatory and $150 million in punitive damages against Walmart. This is one of the largest verdicts in ...

On Behalf of Agri-Tech Startup Zest Labs, Inc., Bartko Pavia’s Patrick M. Ryan Obtains $222 Million Jury Verdict Against Walmart Business Wire Wed, May 14, 2025, 10:00 AM 5 min read ...

Zest Labs Walmart Trade secrets Jury verdict Food waste Supply chain Compensatory damages Legal victory LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Zest Labs, Inc. is set to be on the receiving end of one of the ...