Something else that was overlooked by the Chicago-area news outlets…

A federal jury in Winnebago County, Illinois recently hammered Chrysler in a religious and ethnic harassment case. Otto May, a Cuban-born Jew, had worked at the Belvidere, Illinois Chrysler plant for 22 years as a pipefitter. During that time he had been repeatedly harassed because of his ethnic background and religion. His tires had been slashed. Vile threatening messages had been scribbled on his locker[“Kill the Jew” and “Heil Hitler” two of the more appalling examples]. May filed suit against Chrylser, claiming that the company hadn’t taken sufficent action to put a stop to the harassment.
Last week the jury returned an enormous verdict, awarding May $709,000 in compensatory damages and $3.5 million dollars in punitive damages.
Congrats to Karen Doran and Deanne Medina, the attorneys who represented May.