A jury has awarded $3.7 million to the former manager of a Los Angeles Rite Aid store, who claimed supervisors harassed him after he hurt himself trying to stop a robbery.
City News Service says the ruling came last week in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by Robert Leggins.
Leggins hurt his neck trying to stop a 2007 holdup and had several surgeries.
His lawsuit says the injury made it hard for him to lift, pull and push merchandise.
Leggins says he asked to be transferred to a store with lower volume but instead supervisors ordered him to clean stock rooms, causing more injuries, and accused him of slacking off.
The 30-year employee was fired in 2013.
Rite Aid says it doesn’t comment on pending litigation.
Topics Lawsuits California
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