‘Hot yoga’ founder fined $6.5m over sexual harassment
The founder of Bikram yoga has been ordered to pay nearly $6.5 million (€6 million) to his former legal adviser who said he sexually harassed and sacked her for investigating a rape claim. The punitive...
View ArticleYoga guru fined $6.5 million for sexual harassment
WASHINGTON: After ordering celebrity yoga guru Bikram Choudhury to pay $924,500 in compensatory damages in a lawsuit for sexually harassing and firing a female employee, a US court has told Choudhury...
View ArticleMore Scandals Simmer Inside Yoga Empire
Bikram Choudhury, the famed hot yoga guru, must pay for sexual harassment allegations in one of several scandals simmering within his empire. The Bikram yoga creator, per the order by a Los Angeles...
View ArticleYoga guru Bikram asked to pay nearly $1 million in sexual abuse case
WASHINGTON: Prominent Indian-American Yoga guru Bikram Choudhury has been asked to pay USD 924,500 as compensatory damages to his former lawyer by a US court over allegations that he sexually harassed...
View ArticleBikram yoga founder forced to pay $7.4 million for sexual harassment
A man who made an empire out of his high-heat brand of yoga has been ordered to pay well over $7 million to a former legal adviser who said he sexually harassed her. A Los Angeles jury ordered Bikram...
View ArticleBikram yoga founder ordered to pay $7.4M for sex harassment
Click photo to enlarge FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2003, file photo, Bikram Choudhury, front, founder of the Yoga College of India and creator and producer of Yoga Expo 2003, leads what organizers hope...
View ArticleBikram Choudhury Ordered to Pay $6.4 Million More in Punitive Damages
On Tuesday, a Los Angeles jury ordered Bikram Yoga founder Bikram Choudhury to pay an additional $6.4 million in punitive damages to his former legal advisor, Minakshi Jafa-Bodden. Jafa-Bodden had...
View ArticleA new legal twist for Bikram yoga founder
LOS ANGELES — A man who made an empire out of his high-heat brand of yoga has been ordered to pay well over $7 million to a former legal adviser who said he sexually harassed her. A Los Angeles jury...
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View ArticleFired Wal-Mart worker who claimed gender bias awarded $31M
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View ArticleJury orders Wal-Mart to pay pharmacist $31.22 million in bias case
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc was ordered by a federal jury in New Hampshire to pay $31.22 million to a pharmacist who claimed she was fired because of her gender and in retaliation for complaining...
View ArticleFired Walmart Pharmacist Who Claimed Gender Bias Awarded $31 million
A jury awarded more than $31 million in damages to Maureen McPadden, a former Walmart pharmacist in New Hampshire who claims she was fired because of her gender after raising safety concerns to her...
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View ArticleMumbai Woman Testified Against Bikram Yoga Guru, Recounts Ordeal
Mumbai yoga teacher Mandeep Kaur Sandhu, who was among several women, who were witnesses in the $7.5 million sexual harassment case against Yoga guru Bikram Choudhury speaks out...
View ArticleBikram Yoga founder ordered to pay $7M in sexual harassment case
A man who made an empire out of his high-heat brand of yoga has been ordered to pay well over $7 million US to a former legal adviser who said he sexually harassed her. ......
View ArticleA jury has ordered Walmart to pay a pharmacist $31 million
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N> was ordered by a federal jury in New Hampshire to pay $31.22 million to a pharmacist who claimed she was fired because of her gender and in retaliation for...
View ArticleYoga guru accused of pressuring student into sexual relationship
Bikram Choudhury’s not the only lecherous yoga master, a new Manhattan lawsuit charges . The $1.6 million civil suit claims a noted female yoga instructor took nude photos of her trainee and pressured...
View ArticleJury Orders Walmart To Pay Fired Pharmacist Over $31 Million For Gender...
A New Hampshire jury has ruled that retail giant Walmart must pay $31.22 million in damages to a pharmacist fired from one of its outlets in 2012. Maureen McPadden had worked at Walmart for 13 years...
View ArticleBikram Yoga Founder Accuser Feels 'Vindicated'
A former legal adviser for the founder of Bikram yoga who brought a sexual harassment lawsuit against the guru was awarded more than $7 million in damages. ......
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View ArticleBikram Yoga Guru Ordered to Pay
The founder of Bikram yoga was ordered to pay $6.4 million after being accused of sexual misconduct in the first of a series of lawsuits against him. The jury in Los Angeles awarded the money in...
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View ArticleYoga instructor Bikram Choudhary to pay $6.4 million in sexual harassment case
A Los Angeles court asked to pay $6.4 million in a sexual assault and harassment case by his former lawyer Minakshi Jafa-Bodden. ......
View ArticleHot yoga founder ordered to pay nearly $6.5M in damages
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The founder of Bikram yoga on Tuesday was ordered to pay nearly $6.5 million to his former legal adviser who said he sexually harassed and wrongfully fired her for investigating...
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