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James Stevens
James Stevens, Male Victim of Sexual Harassment and Retaliation in the Workplace By Fortune 500 Company, Vons, Looks to U.S. Supreme Court for Relief
May 10th, 2009
The California Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of James Stevens vs. Vons, a high-profile sexual harassment case in which James Stevens won an $18.4 million ($1.67 million compensatory and $16.7 million punitive damages) judgment from a jury in Simi Valley, CA in Oct. 2006 after he sued his former employer, the supermarket chain, Vons, for sexual harassment and retaliation. His harasser was his female supervisor whose lewd sexual innuendos made the work environment intolerable for this devout Christian. Upon Vons' appeal, the trial court judge reduced Stevens' combined verdict to $2.4 million. The judge then gave James a choice -- either accept the reduction...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-05-10)
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