Legal Opinion
Deffenbaugh-Williams v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 24, 1998No. 97-10685PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
For the numerous issues presented regarding the amended judgment, the principal matter at hand is the imposition of punitive damages against an employer, through vicarious liability, for a racially discriminatory termination, in the light of two very recent Supreme Court decisions regarding employer vicarious liability for sexual harassment. A jury having found Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., liable under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, for such termination of Julie Deffen-baugh-Williams (Deffenbaugh), and having awarded her…
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