Legal Opinion
Michael J. OLMSTED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TACO BELL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 28, 1998No. 97-2223PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
In this employment discrimination action, a jury found that defendant-appellee Taco Bell Corporation (“Taco Bell”) retaliated against plaintiff-appellant Michael J. Olmsted in response to Olmsted’s complaints of discriminatory practices within Taco Bell and awarded both compensatory and punitive damages. The district court found that the jury verdict was not supported by the evidence adduced at trial and, in granting judgment as a matter of law in favor of Taco Bell, struck the award of punitive damages, reduced the award of compensatory damages, and ultimately set aside…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mikele S. CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF MIAMI, Jose Garcia-Pendrosa, Defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Little v. United TechnologiesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Jessica Lind Meeks v. Computer Associates International, a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Morro v. City of BirminghamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Carolyn Smith, Intervenor v. Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by158 opinions
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