ADDING and REPLACING Jury Awards Punitive Damages Verdict of $2 Million Against FedEx for Sexual Harassment.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Add after graph under subhead sub·head n. In both senses also called subheading. 1. The heading or title of a subdivision of a printed subject. 2. A subordinate heading or title. Noun 1. "About John D. Winer": (Note: The results in the cases above were based on the facts of the particular case, and results will differ if based on different facts. No guarantee, warranty or prediction is being made regarding any particular case or injury). The corrected release reads: JURY AWARDS PUNITIVE DAMAGES Monetary compensation awarded to an injured party that goes beyond that which is necessary to compensate the individual for losses and that is intended to punish the wrongdoer. VERDICT OF $2 MILLION AGAINST FEDEX Fed·Ex A trademark used for an express shipping service. This trademark often occurs in print in lowercase as a noun or verb: FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT sexual harassment, in law, verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, aimed at a particular person or group of people, especially in the workplace or in academic or other institutional settings, that is actionable, as in tort or under equal-opportunity statutes. A Santa Clara County, California Santa Clara County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It is the primary site of Silicon Valley. As of 2000 it had a population of 1,682,585. The county seat is San Jose. jury has awarded $2 million in punitive damages in a sexual harassment suit filed against Federal Express Corp. on behalf of two female employees. During the first phase of the trial, the jury determined a variety of findings including: sexual harassment, failure to take reasonable steps to prevent and correct discrimination and intentional infliction in·flic·tion n. 1. The act or process of imposing or meting out something unpleasant. 2. Something, such as punishment, that is inflicted. Noun 1. of emotional stress. At that time, the plaintiffs were awarded compensatory damages A sum of money awarded in a civil action by a court to indemnify a person for the particular loss, detriment, or injury suffered as a result of the unlawful conduct of another. totaling $328k. The punitive damages phase of the trial allowed the jury to decide the appropriate measure of monetary damages Monetary damages, in civil law, refers to compensation given to an injured party by a liable party. Monetary damages may be restitution, a penalty, or both. necessary to punish FedEx and deter this type of conduct from occurring again. Each plaintiff was awarded one million dollars in addition to the compensatory damages awarded previously. "This verdict clearly sends a message to corporate America that we will not tolerate sexual abuse in the workplace. In addition, workers should not be intimidated by companies that turn their backs on this type of illegal behavior," said plaintiffs' attorney John Winer. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Winer, Kolainia Hettick had been working as a "Handler" in the document sort area from November 1999 until January 2003, when she determined that working conditions were so bad that she had to quit. Her coworker co·work·er or co-work·er n. One who works with another; a fellow worker. , Jana Bryant is a courier at the company's Sunnyvale location. The harassment consisted of stalking-type behavior, intimidating the employees in the workplace based upon a coworker's obsessive crush on Hettick and his feeling that Bryant was convincing Hettick not to respond to his persistent attempts to get her to go out with him. According to Winer, both plaintiffs claim that they had made numerous complaints to management about this unwelcome conduct and that FedEx failed to take adequate steps to investigate the employees' complaints and take prompt protective action required under the law. The suit was filed on behalf of the plaintiffs by the Law Offices of John D. Winer and was tried by John Winer and Alexis McKenna from the firm's Oakland offices. Other pending race discrimination cases against FedEx's Sunnyvale station and other Bay Area stations are being litigated by the Law Offices of John D. Winer. About John D. Winer John D. Winer is recognized as one of the leading attorneys in the State of California at trying cases, especially cases involving psychological trauma. He has received the California Trial Lawyers Association Recognition of Experience Certificate as an experienced trial lawyer. He has been featured in many newspaper articles as well as TV and radio news shows. Mr. Winer has obtained many significant trial results including verdicts such as Rahn v. Lowinger, which resulted in a $7.1 million verdict; Walker v. Parzen (together with co-counsel Marvin E. Lewis) which resulted in a $4.5 million verdict; and Curtis v. Dizmang in which a jury awarded $1.5 million. (Note: The results in the cases above were based on the facts of the particular case, and results will differ if based on different facts. No guarantee, warranty or prediction is being made regarding any particular case or injury). Press Note: If you would like additional information, please contact John Winer at 510-604-4328 cell or 510-433-1000 office. For additional resources please reference: www.sexualharassment.com or visit www.johnwiner.com |
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