Legal Opinion
Blockel v. J.C. Penney Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 23, 2003No. 02-1927, 02-1946PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant J.C. Penney Company claims multiple errors in the trial and post-judgment orders regarding the disability discrimination claims of Laura Blockel, a former J.C. Penney employee. Blockel also appeals, alleging error in the district court’s calculation of prejudgment interest. Finding no errors, we affirm the judgment below.
I. Background
A reasonable jury could have found the following facts in support of its verdict in favor of Blockel.
Laura Blockel was hired by J.C. Penney as a “merchandise manager trainee” in 1985. She was promoted in the…
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