Former AXA Life Insurance agent Ramesh Krishnan, who was awarded $4 million in damages last year, will get to keep the amount less 20 per cent.
The payout in this David versus Goliath stand-off is the largest reported sum in a case involving alleged unfair reference checks in the insurance industry.
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