Legal Opinion
Tracey Lust v. Sealy, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 7, 2004No. 03-3496PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Tracey Lust sued her employer, Sealy, the mattress manufacturer, for sex discrimination in violation of Title VIL A jury returned a verdict in her favor, awarding her $100,000 in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981a(b)(3)(D), which places a ceiling of $300,000 on the total damages that may be awarded in an employment discrimination case against the largest employers (a category that includes Sealy), White v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Ry., 364 F.3d 789, 806 (6th Cir.2004), the judge reduced the total damages award to…
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