Case Summary:

In the district court, Kenny Faulk proved a race‑discrimination hiring claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and obtained a multi‑million‑dollar jury verdict, and the case is now on appeal in the Eleventh Circuit under docket number 24‑12603 following the employer’s unsuccessful post‑trial challenge.

At the lower court level, Faulk sued Dimerco Express USA Corp. in the Northern District of Georgia, alleging that Dimerco rescinded an account‑executive job offer because he is Black, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. After a four‑day jury trial, the jury found in Faulk’s favor and awarded him approximately 3.39 million dollars, consisting of 90,000 dollars in lost wages, 300,000 dollars for past and future emotional‑distress damages, and 3,000,000 dollars in punitive damages. Dimerco moved for a new trial, relief from judgment, or r ...