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Labor/Employment

Nov. 29, 2017

Appellate panel says for now LA Times doesn’t owe columnist

A onetime sports columnist lost a round in his effort to extract money from his former employer, despite $7.1M jury verdict.

Appellate panel says for now LA Times doesn’t owe columnist
DIXLER

LOS ANGELES — A onetime Los Angeles Times sports columnist lost a round Tuesday in his battle to extract money from his former employer despite a $7.1 million jury verdict.

In a tentative ruling issued before oral arguments Tuesday, a 2nd Appellate District panel upheld a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge’s ruling that a jury should not have rewarded T.J. Simers millions of dollars in a constructive termination, age and disabil...

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