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  1. October 17, 2022

    Tesla Wants Full Redo In Bias Case That Yielded $137M Verdict

    A new trial for a Black ex-Tesla employee who scored a $137 million jury verdict but later saw that award sharply reduced should address not only damages but whether the electric vehicle maker is liable for race bias at all, Tesla told a California federal court.

  2. June 27, 2022

    Ex-Tesla Worker Gets New Damages Trial After Bias Win

    A Black former Tesla employee will get a new trial over damages he is owed in his suit alleging he suffered racist abuse at a Tesla factory after he refused to accept an award that had been lowered to $15 million from the $137 million that a jury had granted him last year, a California federal judge ruled Monday.

  3. June 22, 2022

    Worker Who Won Tesla Bias Case Won't Take Reduced Award

    A Black former Tesla employee who won a $137 million jury award in his case claiming he faced racist abuse at the company's Northern California factory refused to accept a federal court's decision to cut his damages to $15 million, setting the stage for a new damages trial.

  4. June 07, 2022

    Ex-Tesla Worker Can't Appeal Reduced Bias Verdict

    A California federal court ruled Tuesday that a Black former Tesla subcontractor can't appeal a court order reducing a $137 million damages award to $15 million in his case alleging he was harassed and subjected to racial slurs on the job, determining he hadn't justified immediate appellate review.

  5. May 31, 2022

    3 Things Discrimination Attys Might Have Missed In May

    A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled that the 90-day clock for workers to file a discrimination suit starts ticking when they are emailed a right-to-sue letter from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Here, Law360 examines that ruling and other litigation developments from May that might have flown under the radar.

  6. April 14, 2022

    Tesla Race Bias Verdict Slashed From $137M To $15M

    A California federal judge shrank to $15 million a $137 million damages verdict assessed against Tesla in a suit brought by a Black worker who said he endured constant racial slurs and harassment, calling the jury's original award excessive.

  7. January 19, 2022

    Tesla Can't Get New Bias Trial, But $137M Verdict May Get Cut

    Tesla won't get a new trial after a jury awarded $137 million to a Black ex-subcontractor who was harassed and subjected to racial slurs on the job, a California federal judge indicated on Wednesday, but the judge said he's "troubled" by the "extremely high" emotional distress award and punitive damages.

  8. December 15, 2021

    Race Bias Cases Yielded These 2 Massive Verdicts In 2021

    A Black worker’s $137 million discrimination verdict against Tesla grabbed the headlines in 2021, but a $10 million award for a white executive fired by Novant Health also caught lawyers' attention. Here's a look back at two high-profile losses for employers in race bias cases.

  9. November 18, 2021

    Tesla Looks To Reverse 'Staggering' $137M Loss In Bias Suit

    Tesla urged a California federal court to strike down a "staggering" $137 million jury award for a Black former subcontractor who said he faced racist slurs and harassment at the electric carmaker, arguing that the dollar figure wasn't supported by evidence.

  10. October 04, 2021

    Tesla Hit With $137M Verdict In Race Harassment Trial

    A California federal jury awarded $136.9 million to a Black former Tesla subcontractor Monday after finding that he was subjected to a racially hostile work environment at the electric vehicle maker's Northern California factory and that the company was responsible for the ensuing harm, according to the plaintiff's counsel.

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