https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/11/22/former-walmart-truck-driver-awarded-34-7-million-by-san-bernardino-county-jury/

A former Walmart truck driver was awarded $34.7 million after a San Bernardino County jury determined that the company falsely accused him of fraud before firing him while he was on medical leave.

Jesus “Jesse” Fonseca worked as a truck driver for Walmart’s Apple Valley Distribution Center for 14 years before he was hurt on the job when another vehicle rear ended his truck on a highway, according to court documents shared by Fonseca’s attorneys. After Fonseca filed a workers’ compensation claim, the company accused him of fraud and fired him.