The lawsuit against the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), brought by former employee Elias Georgopoulos, centers on allegations of harassment, racism, and discrimination. Key witness James Lee challenged the attorneys during a mistrial declaration. Georgopoulos claims the SFMTA ignored these issues and enabled racially motivated discriminatory practices. The SFMTA counters by presenting multiple harassments complaints against Georgopoulos. The trial has faced delays due to attorney illness, culminating in a need for a complete restart as announced by Judge Flores.
The trial, which started last Friday, had been postponed so much by an attorney's illness that the jury's schedule was scrambled.
Lee, the former deputy director of the SFMTA's street team, made similar statements to Georgopoulos in a deposition last year.
Georgopoulos's lawsuit alleges that the SFMTA failed to intervene in the face of harassment, racism, and discrimination directed at him by multiple coworkers.
The SFMTA denies Georgopoulos's claims, declaring that Georgopoulos himself yelled at subordinates, and that there are multiple complaints against him for harassment.
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