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Company: Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Current Parent Company: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Penalty: $169,325
Year: 2005
Date: January 14, 2005
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: racial discrimination
Violation Description: The original verdict included $900,000 in punitive damages that were set aside by the trial judge. The final amount includes $41,325 in legal fees. The district court judgment was affirmed by the 8th Circuit in ruling 05-2220/2429.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Western District of Missouri
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 4:02-cv-0848
Case Name: Carter et al v. Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: verdict
HQ Country of Current Parent: Canada
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: railroads
Specific Industry of Current Parent: railroads
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