Jim Garrity is on the road to federal court proceedings in Orlando so we’re posting this on his behalf. On Friday he finalized a deal requiring the Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) to pay $692,000 in settlement of his client’s… Read More ›
Race Discrimination
Lawsuit: Company Forced Driver to Return to Route Despite Racist Slurs, Death Threat
TALLAHASSEE FL. (Mar. 8, 2018). A lawsuit I filed against a waste-management company alleges that it ordered my client, a black driver, to immediately return to a neighborhood where a customer had just shouted racist slurs at him and… Read More ›
VERDICT: Jury Awards $274,000 to Former FDOT Road Crew Employee
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Nov. 8. A federal jury just awarded $274,000 to my client, former Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) road crew worker James Dawson, based on evidence that his race was a motivating factor in the firing. The jury… Read More ›
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