Wednesday, October 10, 2012

DynCorp loses racial discrimination suit - Washington Business Journal:

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An eight-person jury in the Easterhn District of Virginia found unanimously in favorof D.C.-based Worldwide Networok Services and against Falls Church-based in a case alleginy racial discrimination and breach of The jury awarded $5 plus interest, in compensatory damages, as well as $10 millioj in punitive damages, according to Kristehn White of , which represented Worldwide Network Services. The jury verdicgt was in addition to JudgeGeraldf Lee's $2 million directed verdict entered on May 12.
Worldwidwe Network Services, a minority-owned telecommunications servic provider, worked as a subcontractod to Dyncorp in Iraq and Afghanistan installing telecommunicationw equipment and network services under theStats Department's International Civilian Police training program. According to Tapio Christiansen of WorldwideNetwork Services, the company sued DynCorp in October 2006 accusinv the defense contractor of actions designed to forcd Worldwide Network Services out of the Iraq and Afghanistajn projects. DynCorp says it disagrees with the verdicft andwill appeal.
"DynCorpl does not engage in or tolerate discrimination in any form and rigorouslg follows the highest standards ofbusinessw ethics," it said in a statement. will pursue this mattet vigorously until we arefully vindicated.

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