San Diego Jury Awards $2.335 Million Verdict Against Fairgrove Property Management for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation.

A San Diego jury awarded $2.335 million to Edgar Figueroa, an employee of Fairgrove Property Management, for wrongful termination, disability discrimination, and retaliation. Edgar suffered a lower back injury on the job and requested accommodation, but the company failed to engage in a good-faith interactive process. The jury found the company discriminated against Edgar because of his injury, retaliated against him, and failed to accommodate him. The verdict includes $35,000 in lost wages, $1 million in emotional distress damages, and $1.3 million in punitive damages.