Facts

Plaintiff Wendy Sun was employed by defendants Company A and Company B as a controller for seven years. Sun was terminated after returning to work after her maternity leave. Despite paying for the immigration paperwork for spouses of its Japanese employees, Company A refused to pay for her spouse, plaintiff Olivier Herbulot, allegedly because Sun was Chinese and not Japanese. The plaintiffs filed suit for discrimination.

PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
The plaintiffs contended that Sun was discriminated against due to her pregnancy and her race.

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS:
The defendants denied all allegations.

Result

The jury found in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $2,812,000, which included $112,000 for past economic damages, $550,000 for past non-economic damages, $150,000 for future non-economic damages, and $2 million in punitive damages.

Other Information

While post-trial motions were pending, the case settled for an undisclosed sum. FILING DATE: Oct. 11, 2006.