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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2001

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a more than $1 million jury award for an African-American man who was taunted with racial slurs at his workplace.

Troy Swinton was a factory worker at a plant in Washington. After he quit in 1997, he sued his former employer and won $5,612 in back pay, $30,000 for emotional distress and $1 million in punitive damages.

A three-judge panel of the court said the award was justified.

Get the Story:
Jury award upheld in man's racial-harassment case (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 10/25)

Get the Case:
SWINTON v. POTOMAC CORP., No 99-36147 (9th Cir. October 24, 2001)