https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/tesla-worker-who-rejected-15m-award-in-racism-case-has-payout-cut-to-3m/

A former Tesla factory worker who rejected a $15 million payout in a racial discrimination lawsuit has been awarded just $3.2 million after a new damages trial. A federal jury verdict reached yesterday gave plaintiff Owen Diaz $3 million in punitive damages and $175,000 in compensatory damages.

After the first trial, in October 2021, a jury in US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that Tesla should pay $137 million to Diaz. In April 2022, US District Judge William Orrick reduced the award to $15 million, saying that was the highest amount supported by the evidence and law.