500 cab drivers who got screwed in 1999 by the city, after being accused of racism by Danny Glover, will receive a total of $7 million in retribution.

Glover complained of racial bias, claiming that five taxis refused to stop for him, because he is black. Those drivers, and about 495 more allegedly racist cabbies, had their licenses suspended or revoked. Problem was, they were never granted hearings.

Our guess is that they probably didn’t really need a hearing. Especially if there was some New York Post cover that just showed a photo of the cab drivers with the word “GUILTY” underneath.

New York City to Pay Settlement to Taxi Drivers Accused of Bias [Thomas J. Lueck, New York Times]