Government
Feb. 23, 2010
Court: Firemen Discipline Went Too Far
Two Los Angeles city fire captains will receive $1.6 million in damages for being disproportionately disciplined after a prank at their station in which a black firefighter claimed he was fed dog food.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Two Los Angeles city fire captains will receive $1.6 million in damages for being disproportionately disciplined after a prank at their station in which a black firefighter claimed he was given dog food because of his race, an appeals court ruled.
The ruling Thursday by the 2nd District Court of Appeal affirms the 2008 decision by a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury ...
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