Eric Kitazi v. Sellen Construction Company, Inc.

$674,292.54 Jury Verdict rendered

United States District Court for The Western District of Wa. at Seattle

The Story Behind The Case

Plaintiff was born and raised in Kenya and became a U.S. citizen in 1999. During his employment he was discriminated against on the basis of his race and subjected to demeaning racial comments such as “money butter”; ‘Ebola” and constantly was subjected to chewing tobacco spat on his work as a concrete pourer and lunch. These acts were often performed in front of management who did not intervene or take corrective action to stop the harassment.


This case was decided on the sole credibility of Plaintiff and his union dispatcher who testified for less than 20 minutes. The defendants moved for a remitter seeking to reduce the verdict to $50,000. This motion was denied.


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