Feb. 17, 2026
San Diego jury awards $2.3M in disability bias case against property manager
A San Diego County jury found that Fairgrove Property Management violated California's Fair Employment and Housing Act by firing an employee after a disabling back injury, awarding $2.335 million in damages, including $1.3 million in punitive damages.
A San Diego County jury has awarded $2.335 million to a former employee who alleged he was terminated after suffering a disabling back injury, finding that Sullivan Properties Inc., doing business as Fairgrove Property Management, violated the California Fair Employment and Housing Act by discriminating based on disability, retaliating for seeking accommodations and failing to engage in the interactive process.
The verdict includes $35,000 in lost wages, $1 million in emotional di...
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