
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.