Avaya Hit With $10 Million in Punitives in Age Bias Case

A New Jersey jury has returned a $10 million punitive damages verdict in an age discrimination suit against Avaya Inc. Tuesday's verdict, believed to be a record in New Jersey in an age bias case, came a day after the jury awarded $743,000 in compensatory damages. Still to be added are legal fees and costs that a lawyer in the case estimates are in "the seven-figure realm" after nearly four years of litigation.

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