Attorney Fees, Interest And Tax Offset Awarded In IBM Retaliation Suit

Mealey's (July 8, 2021, 8:48 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A federal judge in Washington on June 29 awarded a former International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) manager more than $2.87 million for attorney fees, interest and offset for taxes following an April jury verdict in the employee’s favor for more than $11 million in his lawsuit alleging that he was retaliated against after attempting to stop IBM from discriminating against an African-American sales representative; on the same day, the judge also issued an order denying IBM’s motion for judgment as a matter of law, new trial or remittitur....