Scott Richardson
Zest Labs Wins $222.7M in Walmart Retrial Over Trade Secrets
The case highlights the difficulty of retrials, managing key witnesses and the risk small businesses face when challenging corporate giants. read more >
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Walmart Seeks New Trial After $101.2M Judgment in PPE Supply Case
The Bentonville retailer claims the case brought by London Luxury, a supplier of nitrile gloves, was built on fraud and that the jury’s verdict was wrong. read more >
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Walmart & Zest Labs Trial Set for January 2025
U.S. District Judge James M. Moody Jr. of Little Rock in December ordered a new trial in the case that yielded a $115 million verdict against the Bentonville retailer. read more >
Decision Still Pending in Case Against Walmart
U.S. District Judge James M. Moody Jr. said in an order that for administrative purposes, Zest’s motions for attorneys’ fees and costs were terminated pending his ruling on Walmart’s motion for a new trial. read more >
$115M Judgment Against Walmart on Ice
U.S. District Judge James M. Moody Jr. last month put a $115 million judgment against Walmart Inc. on hold “until further notice by the Court.” read more >
Jury Awards Texas Company $115M in Lawsuit Against Walmart
A Little Rock federal jury awards $115 million to a Texas company and its subsidiary that accused Walmart of taking its technology. read more >
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Walmart’s Trial Over Alleged Stolen Tech
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville stands accused in a Little Rock courtroom of stealing another company’s technology, and it’s not the first such allegation the world’s largest retailer has faced in recent years. read more >
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Facing Lawsuit, Procurement Chief Says There’s No Appealing His Rulings in Protests
Arkansas Procurement Director Edward Armstrong's answer to being sued over a ruling that gave a fourth-place bidder a major state contract boils down to four words: His word is final. So far, the law seems to agree with him. read more >
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