Labor/Employment
Mar. 6, 2015
Judge mulls cutting down record-setting $185M AutoZone verdict
U.S. Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo ended a nearly four-hour post-trial hearing with no decision on the auto parts supplier's motion for a new trial, though he stated the jury numbers "appear to have no basis in rational evidence."
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO - A federal judge appeared poised on Wednesday to significantly shrink a $185 million jury verdict reached against AutoZone Stores Inc., understood to be the largest employment discrimination award in American history.Â
U.S. Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo of the Southern District ended a nearly four-hour post-trial hearing pitting AutoZone against former employee Rosario Juar...
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