Holmes v. West Palm Beach Housing Authority

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Alisa L. Holmes appeals from a judgment reducing the damages awarded her by a jury after a trial before Judge Huck. Appellant brought the present action against her former employer, appellee West Palm Beach Housing Authority (“WPBHA”), for, inter alia, gender-based denial of a promotion (the “discrimination claim”), retaliatory termination in response to her complaints of gender bias (the “retaliation claim”), both under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (“Title VII”), and for common law defamation (the “defamation claim”).

On appeal,…