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Jury Awards Former Deputy City Attorney $1.6M in Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

Jury Awards Former Deputy City Attorney $1.6M in Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

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Nishica Srivastava
December 11, 2024
Jury Awards Former Deputy City Attorney $1.6M in Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

Odom V. Anniston, City Of Et Al

Case Background

On April 29, 2021, Jason C. Odom filed a discrimination lawsuit against the City of Anniston for age and race discrimination, retaliation, and civil rights violations after his 2020 termination as Deputy City Attorney. He alleged the city rejected his reapplication and took retaliatory actions, while Ben Little, Glen Ray, and Steven Folks defamed him and conspired to end his employment based on race.

The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court, Alabama Northern (Eastern). Judge Annemarie Carney Axon presided over this case. [Case number: 1:21cv612]

Cause

Jason Odom, an attorney in Anniston, began working as the city’s De

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DEFAMATION
civil rights
Retaliation
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Employment discrimination
Racial Discrimination
age discrimination
defamation
retaliation
employment discrimination
racial discrimination