Mengelkamp v. Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority

BLACK, District Judge.

The district court granted Appellants Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority (“LMHA”) and Steven Knotts’s motion for summary judgment on all claims but for Appellee Linda Mengelkamp’s retaliatory discharge claim, and the parties tried that claim alone to a jury. R.59. Upon trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Appellee, awarding compensatory damages of $195,000 against LMHA, and punitive damages of $105,000 against Mr. Knotts. R.78.

Appellants argue that the district court’s denial of summary judgment on Appellee’s retaliation claim was improper because: (a)…