Amtrak ordered to pay $500,000 in racial slur lawsuit

A  federal court jury has awarded $500,000 to a former Amtrak electrician who said he was subjected to racial slurs,harassment and discrimination throughout five years of work at the Oakland  rail yard. "A parade of witnesses at the trial  clearly demonstrated that racial hostility permeated  the Oakland  yard,'' said Anthony Prince, one of Morgan's  lawyers.[more]