October 08, 2025
A Washington federal judge scuttled a $5 million jury award for a water utility worker in his disability bias case alleging he was fired for seeking an accommodation for an on-the-job injury, ruling that trial evidence didn't show the ordeal was emotionally taxing enough to justify the multimillion-dollar amount.
July 25, 2025
A former field inspector for a Washington utility was awarded $5 million in emotional damages after a federal jury found his termination over his medical restrictions contravened state and federal prohibitions on disability discrimination.