( October 7, 2024, 11:16 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 7 denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a former FedEx Corporate Services Inc. employee seeking a ruling on whether a contractual provision cutting the limitation to sue under the Civil Rights Act of 1866 is enforceable; the petition challenged the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ reduction of a more than $366 million jury verdict against FedEx in the employee’s retaliation case to $248,619.57....