Legal Opinion
Barnes, Verla v. State of Wisconsin Department of Corrections
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided September 22, 2020No. 3:18-cv-00105Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN VERLA BARNES, Plaintiff, v. OPINION and ORDER STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT 18-cv-105-jdp OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant. A jury awarded plaintiff Verla Barnes $600,000 in compensatory damages on her claims that the Wisconsin Department of Corrections violated the Rehabilitation Act, first by failing to reasonably accommodate her disability and then by firing her for filing a grievance. The court decided Barnes’s requests for equitable relief, including back pay and front pay, awarding approximately $200,000. Dkt. 103. Three…
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