Hall v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated (“Wal-Mart”) appeals from a district court ruling denying its motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Desiree Hall (“Hall”) sued Wal-Mart after she was struck by a vehicle driven by Larry Moss in an icy parking lot at Wal-Mart’s Cedar City store. A jury found that Wal-Mart was negligent in failing to safely maintain the parking lot, and that Wal-Mart’s liability for Hall’s injuries was $19,800. Pursuant to a supplemental verdict on punitive damages the jury also awarded Hall $25,000 in punitive damages, finding that Wal-Mart’s conduct…