Labor/Employment
Mar. 1, 2023
Tesla seeks 2 new witnesses in retrial of racism case
In the first trial, a jury awarded the plaintiff, Owen Diaz, $130 million in punitive damages and $6.9 million in compensatory damages for emotional distress because of racial discrimination. The damages retrial is happening because Diaz refused a remittitur to $1.5 million in compensatory damages and $13.5 million in punitive damages.
Tesla Inc. asked a federal judge to allow two new witnesses and exclude the findings of a jury for a damages retrial in a case alleging pervasive workplace racism.
In the first trial, a jury awarded the plaintiff, Owen Diaz, $130 million in punitive damages and $6.9 million in compensatory damages for emotional distress because of racial discrimination.
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick previously denied Te...
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