Legal Opinion
City of Delray Beach v. DeSisto
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 20, 2016No. 4D13-4207PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVEY COHEN, MARDI, Associate Judge.
The City of Delray Beach (“the City”) appeals a final judgment entered in favor of its former employee, Robert DeSisto, following a jury trial on DeSisto’s employment discrimination claims. The City argues that the trial court erred in: 1) denying its motions for a directed verdict and a new trial, 2) rejecting its proposed jury instruction in favor of DeSisto’s proposed instruction, and 3) denying its motion for remittitur. DeSisto cross-appeals, arguing the court erred in determining that the City was protected by Florida’s sovereign immunity statute. We…
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