Apr. 3, 2023
Jury begins deliberating damages for Tesla worker who alleged racial harassment
The jury’s decision could have far reaching effects. Tesla was served another lawsuit on Thursday alleging racial discrimination at a service center in Atlanta.
A damages retrial to determine how much Tesla Inc. must pay a former subcontractor for emotional distress from racist harassment drew to a close Friday after opposing counsel gave final arguments to the eight jurors.
J. Bernard Alexander III, an attorney for plaintiff Owen Diaz, told the jury Tesla was conclusively determined by a prior jury to have erred by allowing a “plantation mentality” to develop at its Fremont factory and the juror...
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