Legal Opinion
Rush v. Scott Specialty Gases, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 13, 1996No. Civil Action 95-748PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOYNER, District Judge.
After a two-week trial, a jury awarded Plaintiff Christine Rush a verdict on all but one of her claims against Defendant Scott Specialty Gases, Inc. These claims were based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e — 2000e-17 (1994) and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, 43 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. §§ 951-963 (1991) (PHRA). Rush alleged discrimination in training and promotion and a hostile work environment. The jury’s verdict awarded $203,000 in lost wages, $1,000,000 in pain and suffering and $3,000,000 in punitive damages. Scott now seeks…
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3Cited by20 opinions
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