Tesla worker rejects $15 million payout in race bias lawsuit

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Tesla worker rejects $15 million payout in race bias lawsuit
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla logo is seen in Los Angeles, California U.S. January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

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By Daniel Wiessner

(Reuters) – A Black former elevator operator at Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Inc’s flagship California assembly plant on Tuesday rejected a $15 million award in his lawsuit alleging racial abuse by coworkers, opening the door for a new trial after a judge slashed a $137 million jury verdict.

Lawyers for Owen Diaz, who had sued Tesla in 2017, turned down the judge’s award in a brief filing in federal court in San Francisco. They said in a statement that the award was unjust and would not deter future misconduct by Tesla.

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