U.S. judge cuts verdict in Tesla race bias case to $15 million from $137 million

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U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco ruled after jurors last October had found Tesla liable to Owen Diaz, who worked as an elevator operator at its factory in Fremont, California.

Jurors determined that Diaz had been subjected to a hostile work environment based on his race.