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A Los Angeles Superior Court judge who presided over the trial of a Black former Bassett Unified School District teacher who won $25 million after alleging he was wrongfully fired in 2019 should not be disqualified from hearing post-trial matters in the case, another judge has ruled.
The Los Angeles Superior Court panel on Friday found that plaintiff Michael Ross was the victim of retaliation and a failure to prevent retaliation. Of his $24.8 million in damages, $22 million was allocated to compensate him for his past and future emotional distress.