Legal Opinion
Wallace v. DTG Operations, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 17, 2009No. 08-1474PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Defendant DTG Operations, Inc. (the “Company”), a rental car company, appeals an adverse jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff Terri Wallace, a former station manager for the Company, on her retaliation claim under the Missouri Human Rights Act (the “Act”). We affirm in all respects except as to the punitive damages award. We reduce the punitive damages award to $120,000, which is four times the actual damages, and remand to the district court for entry of judgment consistent with this opinion.
I. Background
Taken in a light most favorable to the prevailing party, the…
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