$25M awarded to steelworker in NY racial lawsuit
(▪‿▪)DoctorWhoGuru(▪‿▪)
2012/06/14 06:09:34
The jury on Tuesday found Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal and some of its former executives responsible for the treatment Elijah Turley endured while working at the company's now-closed Buffalo-area steel plant, according to the Buffalo News.
During the trial, Turley, who is black, testified that "KKK" and "King Kong" graffiti were written on the walls of the plant and a stuffed monkey with a noose around its neck was found hanging from his driver's side mirror.
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Pat 2012/06/14 06:19:32
+3Sounds like Mr. Turley had a solid case against the company. I'm glad he won and I hope he gets his money.
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- iamthemob ~ the 444th Guru ~ 2012/06/16 03:02:02
+1Considering that the harassment occurred over a period of three years and the company appeared to fail to end it, it seems like the jury had some good basis for the decision.reply - Sebastianchocolatebeargiles 2012/06/14 17:00:06+1He deserves every penny.reply
- aibohphobia 2012/06/14 16:43:19+1I think that it's good that he won the lawsuit, but I don't think he should've been given $25 million.reply
- Chaoskingsxz 2012/06/14 12:14:58+1Read the whole article and it said that the company try many ways to stop it so why on earth they have to pay that.... I think is wrong to sue the company since it was the co-workers bullying the poor guy...reply
- beach bum 2012/06/14 10:36:24+1way too muchreply
- susan BN-0 2012/06/14 09:41:19+1Good,he deserves It.reply
- Fariborz-Zak 2012/06/14 07:41:46+1coolreply
- Pat 2012/06/14 06:19:32+3Sounds like Mr. Turley had a solid case against the company. I'm glad he won and I hope he gets his money.reply
