Legal Opinion
Deneen v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1998No. 96-2802, 96-2846PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
A jury awarded Ruth C. Deneen compensatory and punitive damages on her claim of pregnancy discrimination in employment against Northwest Airlines, Inc. (NWA). NWA sought judgment as a matter of law, which the district court 1 granted in part by striking the jury’s award of punitive damages. NWA appeals, arguing that Mrs. De-neen did not prove unlawful discrimination and that her claims are precluded by the Railway Labor Act (RLA), 46 U.S.C. § 151 (1994). Mrs. Deneen cross-appeals the district court’s partial grant of judgment as a matter of law, seeking to reinstate the…
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