Loyalty Only Goes One Way at FedEx - June 14, 2006

The conversation over at FedExaminer.com is really worth the free subscription for anyone who is concerned about what's going on at FedEx.  Some folks over there have the gift of gab and others are Internet sleuths, so the time spent there is time well spent.

The article posted there titled FedEx Strategy Backfires in Punitive Stage at Law.com is a gem.  The article analyzes FedEx's arrogance going into the Lebanese-American drivers' trial.  And further comments on the way the company threw the accused manager overboard the instant it served their purpose.  One trial participant said the company "treated the manager like a leper" after the compensatory award was announced.  So much for loyalty to a supposedly well-regarded manager.

But we've also heard that Paul Callahan had a very rough time that day the jury came back with the punitive damages award.  Callahan made a last minute appeal to the jury himself.  We heard it was as close to begging as one can get in a cramped witness box that is too small to kneel in.  The jury promptly came back with the shocking $50 million award.  Wonder how long Callahan's losing streak in court will go before he gets tossed overboard too.