James Stevens, a former clerk in Vons Companies Inc., was awarded $18 million by a Ventura County jury.
Stevens filed a lawsuit in 2004, claiming that he was sexually harassed by a supervisor, Laura Marko.
Stevens reported the harassment to supervisors, but he was transferred to another Simi Valley store and then got fired in March 2004.
The jury awarded more than $16 million in punitive damages to James Stevens, in addition of $1.6 million for economic loss and emotional distress.
Vons, a unit of Safeway Inc., intends to appeal.
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