( July 23, 2026, 9:08 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California denied a construction products supplier’s request for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) regarding a jury’s finding that an African-American employee was entitled to $5 million in noneconomic damages after establishing a hostile work environment based on race under Title VII and based on race or disability under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), holding that “the jury had a legally sufficient evidentiary basis for its verdict, the verdict was not contrary to the clear weight of the evidence, and the damages awarded were not excessive.”...