Legal Opinion
Carter v. CB Richard Ellis, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 4, 2004No. G031724PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
IKOLA, J.
A jury found defendant CB Richard Ellis, Inc. (defendant), 1 liable to Helen A. Carter (plaintiff) for age and sex discrimination based on her claim that defendant’s company-wide administrative reorganization had caused a disparate impact on women employees and those over the age of 40. The jury also found defendant liable for breach of an “oral or implied employment agreement” not to demote without good cause. Compensatory damages of $420,861 were awarded, to which the jury added $600,000 in punitive damages, for a total award of $1,020,861. The court denied defendant’s…
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