Calling an initial $61 million verdict in an employment discrimination case “excessive,” a California judge whittled down a jury award against Federal Express and one of its managers to a modest $12.4 million. Judge Stephen Dombrink stated concern that the evidence failed to support the initial verdict in the case, in which two Lebanese-American FedEx drivers accused a manager of racial discrimination and harassment. “The harassment was mostly just offensive name-calling,” Dombrink noted.
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Posted on Wednesday, September 13th, 2006. Filed under: Employment, Law Misc
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