AIDS Virus Victim Gets Damages in Bias Case
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PORTLAND, Ore. — A juury has awarded a former bus dispatcher $500,000 after finding that the Portland area transit agency discriminated against him because he had the virus that causes AIDS.
However, the damages will be reduced to $100,000 plus legal fees under a state law that places an upper limit on the amount that can be won against a public agency.
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