Legal Opinion
H.S. v. Board of Regents, Southeast Missouri State University
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 14, 1998No. 73720PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD B. TEITELMAN, Judge.
The Board of Regents, Southeast Missouri State University (Southeast) appeals from the trial court’s judgment on a petition for a claim arising from disability discrimination filed by H.S. The Honorable Fred Copeland presided, sitting as a specially designated Judge in the Circuit Court of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Judgment in the amount of $600,000 was entered for H.S. and reasonable attorneys’ fees, later determined to be $35,000, were also awarded. We affirm.
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