Legal Opinion
Hetzel v. Prince William County
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 23, 1998No. 97-954PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Per curiam
A jury in the Eastern District of Virginia found for petitioner Hetzel on her claims against respondent County of Prince William under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U. S. C. §2000e et seq., and Rev. Stat. §1979, 42 U. S. C. § 1983. The District Court reduced the damages from $750,000 to $500,000, on the grounds that one of the claims supporting the award was legally insufficient. On respondents’ appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, that court affirmed the finding of liability, but held that the damages award was grossly excessive because it was unsupported by…
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