Baker v. John Morrell & Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW, MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL, AND MOTION TO AMEND JUDGMENT AND PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO AMEND COMPLAINT

BENNETT, Chief Judge.

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Title VII “is ... neither a general civility code nor a statute making actionable the ordinary tribulations of the workplace.” 1 The defendant in this sex discrimination case argued that this was precisely what the plaintiff was attempting to do. The jury rejected that contention, and following an exceptionally well-tried employment discrimination jury trial, the court is called…