Court Upholds $1.64 Million Verdict For Asian American Transit Officers

Denying a regional transit agency’s post-trial motions, a federal district court in New York Jan. 13 upheld a $1.64 million jury verdict in favor of Asian American transportation police officers who alleged the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s promotion practices discriminated against them in violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (Port Auth. Asian Jade Soc’y v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J.).

Although the Port Authority argued that the plaintiffs had pursued untimely claims and their statistical evidence did not support a finding of unlawful bias, Judge Miriam Goldman Cederbaum decided ...