A Wayne County jury has found that longtime Detroit Red Wings Zamboni driver Al Sobotka was not discriminated against because of his age and disability when he was fired for peeing in a drain in the Zamboni garage in 2022.

The mostly young jury deliberated for less than an hour Tuesday after a five-day civil trial before coming back with a 5-2 verdict against Sobotka, said Sobotka's attorney Deborah Gordon. The jury doesn't need to be unanimous in a civil lawsuit.

See Full Page