A Gwinnett County, Georgia jury has awarded $2.3 million in damages after a judge determined that Kroger destroyed and manipulated key video evidence involving an injured customer.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that 49-year-old Craig Walters said he slipped on crushed fruit on the floor of a Kroger store near Douglasville in 2008. His attorney, Lloyd Bell, said Walters suffered a serious spinal cord injury in the fall.
Walters sued the grocery company, and a jury returned the $2.3 million verdict after a three-day trial.
Gwinnett State Court Judge Joseph Iannazzone sanctioned the company and issued an order finding Kroger had tampered with video evidence.
A representative for the Cincinnati-based company said it disagreed with some of the decisions made during the trial and was evaluating whether to file an appeal.
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