Judge William Orrick of the San Francisco district court on Monday ordered a new trial in a lawsuit filed by a former Tesla employee against the carmaker.
Earlier, Owen Diaz, who worked in the Tesla factory in Fremont, California, refused to accept 15 million dollars as the compensation ordered by Judge William Orrick. While the jury in the case awarded $137 million as an award, Judge squashed the award, stating that it was unconditionally large and excessive.
The jury awarded Owen $6.9 million for compensatory damages and $130 million for punitive damages.
Other cases against Tesla
In a similar case, a former tesla employee named Melvin Berry got compensation from Tesla Motors last august. Berry accused Tesla of failing to respond when he complained to higher authorities about being called the n-word. He also alleged tesla failed to take any action against employees posting Nazi swastikas and other graffiti in the Fremont factory.
At the end of the arbitration case, Tesla awarded Melvin Berry almost 1.02 million dollars as compensation.
Tesla and CEO Elon Musk have been hammered with various lawsuits in recent months, with billions of dollars in damages demanded by the aggrieved parties.
In another lawsuit, a tesla investor named Solomon Chau accused the company of tolerating a toxic work culture. According to Chau company did not take any disciplinary action against employees who were involved in racial abuse.
The suit was filed on June 16th against Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and the entire board of directors. Chau argues that inaction from the management in cases related to racial discrimination has affected the company’s reputation, and it resulted in financial losses.
