A jury in Oregon has ordered Walmart to pay $4.4 million in damages to a Black man who filed a lawsuit saying he was racially profiled and harassed by an employee while shopping.
A Black man in Portland, Ore., has been awarded $4.4 million in a settlement after a jury determined he was racially profiled while shopping at Walmart. Here, the Walmart logo is seen outside a store in Burbank, Calif.A Black man in Portland, Ore., has been awarded $4.4 million in a settlement after a jury determined he was racially profiled while shopping at Walmart. Here, the Walmart logo is seen outside a store in Burbank, Calif.
"Mr. Mangum was not acting violently, did not seem drunk or high, and told the [911] operator, 'he just keeps checking me out,'"according to the criminal complaint. Mangum's lawyer Greg Kafoury told NPR Walmart should use the verdict to assess its security practices and who is hired to carry out those duties.
Randy Hargrove, Walmart's senior director for national media relations told NPR in a statement, that the company believes the verdict is"excessive" and is"not supported by the evidence."