Maryland Jury Rules Walmart Liable for Selling Shotgun Used in Employee Suicide

Maryland Jury Rules Walmart Liable for Selling Shotgun Used in Employee Suicide

There is a notable torts verdict in Maryland where a jury handed down a multi-million dollar verdict against Walmart for selling a shotgun to an employee who used it to commit suicide. The verdict raises difficult questions over Walmart’s responsibility for the suicide of Jacob Mace, who lied to store employees, under common law torts. The family of Mace brought the lawsuit, alleging that Walmart employees knew that he was suicidal and strugglin…