(September 8, 2016, 10:42 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court on Aug. 10 denied a petition to review a $16.3 million judgment against Staples Inc. and Staples Contract & Commercial Inc. in an age-discrimination suit filed by a former employee (Bobby Dean Nickel v. Staples Contract & Commercial, Inc., et al., No. S235680, Calif. Sup.; 2016 Cal. LEXIS 6485)....