$9.4M
Defamation
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Case Details
In 2013, seven employees at a Louisville Charter Communication call center were fired for violating company policy. After the firing, the incidents were mentioned in an employee conference and the dismissals were associated with other unrelated investigations within the company. The former employees sued for defamation.
Additional Notes
Their attorneys argued that the defamatory comments went as far as to associate their clients with other employees who had been fired for embezzlement and drug use. The plaintiffs claimed the incident caused them emotional distress and affected their abilities to secure other jobs. In April of 2018, the seven former employees were each awarded $350,000 in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages against Charter Communications.