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Rachit Vats

Tesla Was Ordered To Pay Up $137M In Racism Lawsuit — Now, A Judge Says That's 'Too High'

U.S. District Judge William Orrick said on Wednesday that the order to pay $137 million in damages by a federal jury for subjecting a former black Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) employee to racism at work was extremely high, Bloomberg News reported, citing a hearing.

What Happened: Orrick said the punitive damages were “extremely high” and that he could turn down Tesla’s demand for a retrial on the condition that the plaintiff Owen Diaz agrees to a reduction in damages. 

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