Donovan Searles & Axler Announces the Pennsylvania Superior Court Has Affirmed the $150M Class Action Judgment on Behalf of Pennsylvania Hourly Employees of Wal-Mart Stores

Donovan Searles & Axler announces that the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has issued a 211 page decision largely affirming the multi-million dollar class action judgment against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. WMT in favor of Pennsylvania hourly employees. A three judge appeals panel has largely affirmed the multi-million dollar award against retail giant Wal-Mart in a class action alleging underpayment of Wal-Mart employees in Pennsylvania. In 2006, a Philadelphia jury found that Wal-Mart employees were owed $1,462,910.35 in damages for off-the-clock work and $27,715,964 for rest break violations between March 19, 1998, and Dec. 31, 2001, and $1,031,430 for off-the-clock work and $48,258,111 for rest break violations between Jan. 1, 2002 and April 2006. Subsequently, trial judge Mark I. Bernstein awarded an additional $62.2 million in statutory liquidated damages, $10.2 million in prejudgment interest, $33.8 million in statutory attorney fees and $11.9 million in non-statutory attorney fees.