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Litigation

Jul. 7, 2007

L.A. Firefighter Wins $6.2 Million in Bias Suit

LOS ANGELES - Two days after a jury awarded a black lesbian firefighter $6.2 million in a discrimination case, it issued punitive damages against a captain in the department.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - Two days after a jury awarded a black lesbian firefighter $6.2 million in a discrimination case, it issued punitive damages against a captain in the department.
      The Los Angeles County Superior Court jury on Thursday ordered Captain Christopher Hare to pay $2,500 in punitive damages to Brenda Lee. On Tuesday, the jury made it...

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