Legal Opinion
Martini v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 18, 1999No. Nos. 98-7068, 98-7081PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
A jury found the Federal National Mortgage Association liable under Title VII and the District of Columbia Human Rights Act for sexual harassment and retaliation against one of its employees, Elizabeth Martini, and awarded nearly $7 million in damages. The district court reduced her damages to $903,500. In this appeal, Fannie Mae claims that Martini’s Title VII suit was untimely because she initiated it less than 180 days after she filed discrimination charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In her…
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