Floyd Edwards v. PSSI et. al.
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| Case Name: | Floyd Edwards v. PSSI et. al. |
| Case Number: | LACV136585 |
| Date of Trial: | 11/04/2025 |  | Venue: | Black Hawk County |
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| Casetype/Claims: | CIVIL LAW - EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION |
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| Judge: | David F. Staudt |
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| Plaintiff's Counsel: | Bruce Henry Stoltze Jr. | | Defendant's Counsel: | Theresa C. Davis and Matthew Luke Roth |
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| Verdict: | A. Jury found the following Defendants not liable.
TOTAL DAMAGES: $ 0 |
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Statement of Case:
In this case Plaintiff Floyd Edwards claims that he was discriminated against and harassed while working for PSSI on the basis of his race and for complaining about harassment and discrimination. He also claims he was retaliated against due to reporting harassment and discrimination.
The Defendants, PSSI, Cesar Barrios and Laura Lopez, deny that Plaintiff was harassed or discriminated against on the basis of his race or for participating in reports of harassment or discrimination. Instead, Defendants state that in June 2017, Plaintiff was placed on a Performance Action Plan due to documented safety issues discovered on safety audits, derogatory comments about Team Members with visitors present, failing to provide write-ups and other performance and disciplinary actions to his Team Members, and attendance and tardiness issues.
Defendants also state that Mr. Edwards was demoted in November 2017, while still on the Performance Action Plan, for leaving work without permission from his site supervisor, Cesar Barrios. Finally, Defendants state that Mr. Edwards was ultimately terminated in January 2018 due to his repeated failures to follow safety policies and insubordination when corrected, as well as his hostile behavior toward supervisors and co-workers. |
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| Official Jury Verdict Form: |
 01071__LACV136585_verdict.pdf |
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Documents of interest:
(when available) |  01071__LACV136585_INST.pdf |
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