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Verdicts

Jun. 16, 2007

Bias-Case Jury Awards Firefighter $3.8 Million

In one of the state's largest discrimination verdicts of the year, a Los Angeles jury has awarded $3.8 million to a city fire captain who claimed he was retaliated against after refusing to follow more-lenient training guidelines for female recruits.

By Alexa Hyland
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      In one of the state's largest discrimination verdicts of the year, a Los Angeles jury has awarded $3.8 million to a city fire captain who claimed he was retaliated against after refusing to follow more-lenient training guidelines for female recruits.
      Jurors returned the verdict June 7 in favor of Los Angeles fire Capt. Frank Lima following a...

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