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Arkansas jury awards $150 million in punitive damages against Walmart

May 15, 2025

Reuters reports that a jury in federal court in Arkansas has awarded $72.7 million in compensatory damages and $150 million in punitive damages against Walmart in a trade secrets case.

The plaintiff is a startup company, Zest Labs, who claims that Walmart stole its trade secrets for reducing food waste.

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