
Dallas Employment Trial Lawyer Austin Campbell
Summary: This article explores one aspect of the recent case Harris v. FedEx as a cautionary tale to employees that proving their case before a jury may be far from the end of their fight.
In late 2022, a federal jury in Houston made national headlines when it awarded former FedEx employee Jennifer Harris $366 million dollars in damages in her race discrimination suit against the shipping company. What has made far less of a splash (at least outside legal circles) is what happened later: in early 2024 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a “remittitur.” Latin for “send back,” the court’s order reduced the jury verdict down to about .07% of the original amount—just under $250,000.