Publicis Groupe Unit Prevails in Black Ex-Director’s Suit

Epsilon Data Management LLC beat a lawsuit claiming it retaliated against a Black director when she was fired after reporting alleged discrimination at the company.

Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater, of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas, dismissed with prejudice Danielle Johnson’s case against the company, after the Publicis Groupe SA subsidiary on Feb. 28 won a jury verdict in its favor on her retaliation claim. Johnson alleged that her September 2021 firing was retaliation for complaining to other supervisors and human resources about “bias-driven interactions” with her boss and threatening to file a complaint to the ...