California is supposed to be the bastion of liberal acceptance… How could this happen?

In any case, I can’t imagine treating your employees or any human beings this way (if true).

On the other hand, the last paragraph of the article makes it seem like these lawsuits are money grabs from an internationally hated businessman. Last year a plaintiff went from a guaranteed $15 million award, didn’t think it was enough and got greedy, and ended up with $3.2m.