The $61 million judgment awarded against FedEx on Friday capped off a legal catastrophe for the worldwide shipping company. In trial to fend off discrimination and harassment claims by two drivers of Lebanese descent who alleged a manager subjected them to racist epithets, FedEx bet on joint legal representation. That backfired when the jury awarded $10 million in compensatory damages. The company then brought in new counsel, but the jury tacked on $50 million in punitive damages.
June 06, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The $61 million judgment against FedEx Corp. awarded Friday in Alameda County, Calif., capped off a catastrophe at trial for the worldwide shipping company.
In trial to fend off claims of discrimination and harassment against two drivers of Lebanese descent who claimed a manager subjected them to racist epithets, FedEx bet on joint legal representation.
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