The US Supreme Court declined to determine whether a Black former FedEx Corporate Services Inc. executive’s employment contract justified a federal appeals court decision to cut her $366 million jury award to roughly $249,000 in a case accusing the company of racial bias and retaliation.
The high court on Monday rejected Jennifer Harris’ petition to determine the fate of one of the largest-ever jury verdicts won by a worker alleging racial discrimination after the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in February ruled that she’s not entitled to the initial amount the jury awarded in punitive damages. FedEx ...
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