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Tesla Denied Retrial Over Black Worker's Racism Verdict
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/tesla-denied-retrial-over-black-worker-s-racism-verdict/ar-AA151aIU?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=e21187fbf0414dd2d58c2ab0befbaa4cTesla Inc. was denied new trial in a suit by a Black former contract worker who was awarded $137 million by a jury that found he faced racist abuse at the electric vehicle maker’s northern California factory.
US District Judge William Orrick on Wednesday denied Tesla’s request for a new trial over both liability and damages in the case brought by Owen Diaz. The judge slashed that award to $15 million in April, but Diaz refused the reduced amount. His lawyers then sought a new trial just over damages, which has been set for March 27, 2023.
An attorney for Tesla didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.