August 02, 2017
An Illinois federal judge slashed a $6.5 million employment-bias jury verdict on Tuesday to $100,000, saying the Civil Rights Act of 1964 set unmovable damages caps.
June 06, 2017
An Illinois federal jury on Monday awarded $6.45 million to two women who were fired from engineering consulting firm Packer Engineering after experiencing a hostile work environment.
March 09, 2017
Packer Engineering Inc. asked an Illinois federal court Thursday to reduce a recent jury verdict awarding two women who alleged they were fired from the engineering consulting firm after experiencing gender discrimination and a hostile work environment from $6.45 million to $100,000, contending that there's an applicable cap on their damages.