News outlets this morning reported that the plaintiffs (a group of firefighters in New Haven) in the Ricci v. DeStefano reverse discrimination case were awarded damages of about $2 million (plus attorneys fees of $3 million).
What the reports don’t really get into, however, is exactly how that has come about. Turns out that the plaintiffs accepted offers of judgment from the city of New Haven.
You can download all of these papers in various filings here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. You can download the omnibus paper here.
Once the court acts on these offers of judgment, the case will draw to a quick close after many years of litigation.