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- A Black former Tesla worker rejected a $3.2 million payout in a racial harassment case against the firm.
- Owen Diaz is seeking another trial after Tesla lawyer's "poisonous messaging" tainted proceedings.
- Diaz said he suffered racist abuse from colleagues who told him to "go back to Africa."
A Black former Tesla contract worker who was awarded $3.2 million in damages in a racial harassment case against the company is seeking a retrial, saying that the use of "poisonous messaging" tainted the proceedings.