Legal Opinion
Jeffrey Gorman v. Richard D. Easley
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 13, 2001No. 00-1029, 00-1030PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
We have twice before heard appeals in this case. It has now been tried before a jury, which rendered a verdict against the defendant appellees (collectively “the Police Board” or “the Board”). Jeffrey Gor-man now appeals the district court’s post-trial ruling that punitive damages are not available under the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disability Act. The Board, for its part, asserts Eleventh Amendment immunity, and appeals various trial court rulings. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
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A January 1988 auto accident left Jeffrey Gorman a…
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