Jenni T. Tran & Milkyway v. Chon Tri A/K/A Hien Dinh Nguyen, Therevada Buddist Corp., Dat Buu Ngo A/K/A Ho Giac and Phap Luan Buddist Culture Center'

**Buddhist Organization Workers Win Appeal After Workplace Mistreatment** This case involved employees Jenni Tran and Milkyway who worked for a Buddhist organization and cultural center. They sued their supervisors and the organization itself, claiming they suffered physical assault, emotional abuse, and other workplace mistreatment. The workers alleged their supervisors conspired together to harm them and violated their duty to provide a safe work environment. At trial, a jury found the defendants guilty of civil conspiracy and awarded damages to the workers. However, the trial court made errors in how it assigned responsibility among the different defendants. One supervisor who was found 5% responsible was incorrectly left out of the final judgment. The appeals court fixed these mistakes. It ruled that all defendants who participated in the conspiracy must share responsibility for paying any damages awarded to the workers, regardless of their individual percentage of fault. This means the workers can collect from any or all of the defendants. This matters for workers because it shows that when supervisors or employers work together to harm employees, they can all be held equally responsible for the damages. Workers don't have to chase down each individual wrongdoer separately - they can seek full compensation from whoever is able to pay.