Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Robbins

Glinda Gay Robbins sued Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Kim Taylor, a pharmacist employed in a Wal-Mart pharmacy; and others, alleging negligence, wantonness, and breach of contract relating to the misfilling of a prescription for Robbins's thyroid medication.

Before trial, Robbins dismissed the breach of contract claim and dismissed all of the defendants except Wal-Mart and Taylor. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Robbins for $10,000 in compensatory damages and $190,000 in punitive damages. The trial court entered a judgment on that verdict. Wal-Mart and Taylor appeal. This case was transferred…