EDIE ZUVANICH Special to the Press
HUTTO – In what may be the closing chapter of the Odis Jones versus the city of Hutto lawsuit, United States Magistrate Judge Mark Lane has ruled on the city’s appeals and the amount owed to Jones has been reduced from it’s original $12.5 million.
The $5 million reduction in damages was attributed mainly to limits on awards rather than the facts presented in the discrimination and retaliation case. The judge appeared less than impressed by Hutto’s legal arguments.
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