Charleston, WV Jury Awards $1.7m in Age Discrimination Case, 10-1-09
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
On October 1, 2009, a jury in Charleston, West Virginia returned a verdict in an age discrimination case, awarding James Nagy a total of $1,750,450. That verdict consists of:
- $200,450 for past lost wages and benefits,
- $900,000 for future lost wages and benefits,
- $150,000 for humiliation,
- $150,000 for emotional distress, and
- $350,000 in punitive damages.
Under the West Virginia Human Rights Act (which prohibits age and other forms of discrimination in the workplace), Nagy’s counsel will file a motion additionally requesting attorneys’ fees and expenses.
Read the articles about the trial result in the Charleston Daily Mail and The Charleston Gazette and on WSAZ Television’s site.
James Nagy filed suit in Charleston in March 2008 against West Virginia American Water Company, alleging that he was fired in March 2007 because of his age at 53, after 23 years of employment.
James Nagy was represented by Maria W. Hughes and Stephen Weber at Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC. West Virginia American Water Company was represented by Mychal Schulz at Dinsmore & Shohl LLC.
The case is pending in Circuit Court in Kanawha County, West Virginia, before Judge Jennifer Bailey-Walker.
Prepared by Drew M. Capuder (contact information)