Hannah v. Walmart

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Case Number:

3:12-cv-01361

Court:

Connecticut

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Victor A. Bolden

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  1. January 25, 2022

    4 Times Big-Dollar Discrimination Verdicts Got Slashed

    As a California federal judge mulls whether to reduce what he called an "extremely high" $137 million win for a Black worker who brought a race bias suit against Tesla, Law360 looks back at four recent examples of judges slicing multimillion-dollar discrimination awards.

  2. June 04, 2020

    Walmart Flub Exposes Offer To Worker In Sanctions Fight

    Walmart inadvertently disclosed details of multimillion-dollar settlement negotiations with a worker who won a retaliation trial when it asked a federal court this week to enforce the deal and to deny sanctions requested by the man's lawyer for allegedly ignoring a court order to reinstate the worker.

  3. May 13, 2020

    Worker Wants Walmart, Counsel Sanctioned For Ignored Order

    A former Walmart Inc. asset protection manager who won a retaliation verdict against the company asked a federal judge Tuesday to find contempt and award sanctions against the company and its counsel over its ongoing failure to restore him to the same position.

  4. December 18, 2017

    Walmart Worker Nabs $1M In Fees, Counsel Sanctioned

    A Connecticut federal judge on Monday awarded $1 million in attorneys fees to a Walmart employee who won a jury verdict on claims that he was retaliated against for complaining of race discrimination, but also sanctioned the worker's attorney for filing a premature appeal in the case.

  5. August 30, 2017

    Walmart Worker's $5.5M Verdict Capped At $300K In Bias Case

    A Connecticut federal judge on Wednesday reduced a $5.5 million jury award to a Walmart employee to the $300,000 maximum allowed by statute for the man's claims that he was retaliated against for complaining of race discrimination, but added nearly $240,000 in economic damages to the award.

  6. March 09, 2017

    Wal-Mart Worker Gets $5.5M Verdict In Retaliation Suit

    A Connecticut federal jury on Wednesday found that Wal-Mart retaliated against an employee after he complained about race discrimination and awarded punitive and noneconomic damages of $5.5 million, a figure the worker's attorney estimates is a record in the state.

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