Legal Opinion
Amanda West v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 15, 2010No. 08-6516UnpublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HELENE N. WHITE, Circuit Judge.
Tyson Foods, Inc., appeals the judgment entered on a jury award of compensatory and punitive damages in this sexual harassment and constructive discharge action brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and its state counterpart, the Kentucky Civil Rights Act. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq.; Ky.Rev.Stat. § 344.040. Tyson challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, the adequacy of the jury instructions, and the application of evidentiary rules. We affirm.
I. Background
Amanda West began working for a Tyson Foods, Inc. (“Tyson”) chicken processing plant in…
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