Scott Kingston v. IBM

  1. September 14, 2022

    Split 9th Circ. Rejects IBM Bid To Rethink Race Bias Verdict

    A split Ninth Circuit panel on Wednesday denied IBM's request to reconsider the court's decision upholding a jury verdict that found the tech giant retaliated against a sales manager by firing him after he alleged discrimination against a Black subordinate.

  2. August 01, 2022

    9th Circ. Orders Redo Of 'Excessive' $6M IBM Bias Verdict

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday ordered a trial court to cut down the $6 million in emotional damages a jury awarded a fired IBM sales manager in his wrongful termination case, calling the amount "shockingly excessive."