Legal Opinion
Wei Zhang v. American Gem Seafoods, Inc., Delaware Corporation McMi Food Company, a Texas Corporation Harry Lees, a Natural Person
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2003No. 01-36130PublishedCited by 272 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellee Zhang Wei (“Zhang”) 1 asserted claims for employment discrimination and breach of contract, contending that he was retaliated against and ultimately fired due to his Chinese ethnicity and nationality. He sued his former employer, appellant American Gem Seafoods, Inc. (“American Gem”), American Gem’s corporate parent, appellant MCMI Food Company (“MCMI” and, together with American Gem, the “corporate defendants”), and MCMI’s president, appellant Harry Lees, in federal district court. A jury found the corporate defendants liable for discrimination…
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