Jury in Tesla racial harassment case reduces damages by 98%

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A federal jury on Monday sharply reduced the amount of damages awarded to a Black former employee who claimed the auto maker failed to prevent racial harassment against him.

In 2021, a San Francisco jury awarded Owen Diaz $137 million, finding Tesla
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subjected him to a hostile work environment and did not take reasonable steps to prevent harassment at its Fremont, Calif., factory. Last year, a federal judge reduced that award to $15 million, saying it was the maximum amount allowable. But Diaz rejected that and elected a retrial on the damages part.

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