Contingent worker seeks second retrial in Tesla bias case after original verdict reduced by 98% (Bloomberg, Teslarati)

A contingent worker who sued Tesla for racial discrimination — and received a $137 million jury award in 2021 — is now seeking a second retrial, according to reports by Bloomberg and Teslarati. A court had reduced the original $137 million to $15 million, but a retrial in March resulted in a $3.2 million verdict. The request for a new trial was filed Tuesday, raising concerns about the conduct of Tesla’s attorneys in the retrial.