AL - Man awarded $7.5M after breaking hip while buying watermelon at Walmart

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Army veteran Henry Walker was trying to buy a watermelon at a Walmart in Alabama when his foot got stuck in a wooden pallet. When he turned, the 59-year-old fell, breaking his hip.

Walker sued Walmart over the 2015 incident, and an Alabama jury has ruled that he should be awarded $7.5 million.
<snip> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...arded-him-7-5-million/?utm_term=.297129b054cc


Walker, a 59-year-old retired Army sergeant, received $2.5 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, The Ledger-Enquirer reported.
<snip> http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article184174561.html
 

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