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SOLANKI v. WAL-MART STORE NO. 2806

No. 5264.

410 S.C. 229 (2014)

763 S.E.2d 615

Prakash and Urmila SOLANKI, Respondents, v. WAL-MART STORE #2806, and Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office, Defendants, Of whom Wal-Mart Store #2806 is the Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided August 20, 2014.

Rehearing Denied October 23, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Regina Hollins Lewis and Mary Daniel LaFave , both of Gaffney Lewis & Edwards, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant.

John David Hawkins and Charles Logan Rollins, II , both of The Hawkins Law Firm, of Spartanburg, for Respondents.

KONDUROS, J.

Wal-Mart Store #2806 (Wal-Mart) appeals the trial court's award of punitive damages to Prakash and Urmila Solanki (collectively, the Solankis) in an action for gross negligence. It also appeals the trial court's denial of its post-trial motions for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict (JNOV) and for the reversal or reduction of punitive damages. We affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On November 27, 2009, "Black Friday," the Solankis went...

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