By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell Book
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SDNY COURTHOUSE, June 10 – Clifford Casmento sued Volmar Construction for terminating his employment after he complained of critical safety violations in their job at 25 Federal Plaza in Manhattan, including violations in electrical work and asbestos.
It has come to trial.
On June 2, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Lewis J. Liman was presiding over the jury trial. Inner City Press went and covered it.
Casmento was on the stand, being cross-examined. Volmar's lawyer grilled him about having told OSHA, in 2019, that he had never taken health insurance from Volmar, while he had. Casmento tried to explain but was told, that's for re-direct.
On June 6, on the stand was the Volmar Construction offical who could have fired Casmento - but didn't. He was shown an email in which he said Casmento should be fired, but then repeated that he had not done so.
The Jury deliberated and issued a mixed verdict including $300,000 in punitive damages for failing to accommodate the plaintiff's disabilities.
It is Casmento, Jr. v. Volmar Construction, Inc. et al., 20-cv-944 (Liman)
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