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  1. April 15, 2024

    Tesla Workers' Atty Rips Claim Of Influence Over State Agency

    Counsel representing a putative class of roughly 6,000 Black Tesla workers alleging the automaker has allowed racism to run rampant at its California factory fired back during a class certification hearing Monday, calling Tesla's suggestion that plaintiffs counsel are driving the state's civil-rights litigation "beyond preposterous."

  2. March 18, 2024

    Tesla Settles Suit Alleging Pervasive Racism At Calif. Factory

    Tesla told a California federal court it has agreed to settle a Black former subcontractor's long-running suit alleging he faced rampant racist harassment at one of the carmaker's factories, ending a battle over how much Tesla would pay him after getting a massive damages award overturned.

  3. January 19, 2024

    Tesla Accused Of 'Scorched Earth' Tactics In Race Bias Suits

    The California Civil Rights Department and a putative class of Black workers accused Tesla on Friday of "obfuscation," "scorched earth litigation" and intentionally delaying litigation in their yearsold race bias cases, while Tesla's counsel argued that the allegations are bogus and any delays are of the plaintiffs' own making.

  4. October 26, 2023

    Attys Seek $10.4M Award For Tesla Race Bias Verdict

    Attorneys representing a former Tesla subcontractor in his race bias case against the electric vehicle maker on Wednesday sought more than $10.4 million in fees for their work in initially securing a $137 million verdict that was later reduced to $3.2 million.

  5. October 04, 2023

    Tesla Can't Reduce $3.2M Award In Race Bias Case

    A California federal judge refused on Wednesday a bid for a new trial from a former Tesla subcontractor who said he endured a racist work environment at one of the electric vehicle maker's factories, but also declined to cut the worker's $3.2 million damages award.

  6. June 08, 2023

    Tesla, Ex-Worker Battle Over $3.2M Race Bias Award

    Tesla and a Black former worker who was recently awarded $3.2 million in his race bias case against the electric vehicle maker sparred over whether a second damages trial is needed, with the ex-worker arguing Tesla's attorney wrongly attacked his character on the witness stand.

  7. May 10, 2023

    Black Ex-Tesla Worker Wants Another Shot At Damages

    A Black former Tesla worker awarded $3.2 million in a race bias damages retrial told a California federal court the company's conduct led jurors to an egregiously low verdict that entitles him to another trial, while Tesla pushed the court to slash the award further.

  8. April 06, 2023

    Ex-Tesla Worker's Win Cut As Jurists Rein In 'Nuclear Verdicts'

    A former Tesla worker's recent $3.2 million race bias verdict in a damages retrial after a judge found the initial $137 million award "excessive" reflects a broader trend of courts using their discretionary power to rein in so-called "nuclear" eight-figure jury verdicts, legal experts say.

  9. April 04, 2023

    3 Takeaways After Tesla Sees Race Bias Damages Slashed

    A recent $3.2 million race bias damages award against Tesla in a case where a jury previously said the electric vehicle maker should pay $137 million shows that having separate trials on liability and damages can be good for employers accused of discrimination, experts say. Here are three takeaways from the latest development in the high-profile case.

  10. April 03, 2023

    Tesla Hit With $3.2M Bias Verdict After $137M Award Nixed

    A California federal jury on Monday ordered Tesla to pay $175,000 in noneconomic damages and $3 million in punitive damages to a Black ex-subcontractor who was harassed and subjected to racial slurs, capping a damages retrial that began after the overseeing judge threw out a prior $137 million verdict as excessive.

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