Walmart vs. employee

NEW ORLEANS — A federal court in Louisiana denied Walmart’s request to dismiss, as time-barred, an overnight stocker’s suit for malicious prosecution and defamation. The store had her arrested for twice purchasing multiple packages of newly marked-down meat after her shift ended, a violation of Walmart employment policies. She says her behavior was not criminal because she had relabeled the packages of meat with store-ordered lower prices, and did not alter the labels she was told to put on the products.