Legal Opinion
McKnight v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided January 31, 1989No. 87-C-0248PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, Senior District Judge.
Commencing on October 3, 1988, a jury trial was held on the plaintiffs claims, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII, that the defendant unlawfully discharged him from his employment at A.C. Spark-plug because of his race and in retaliation for his prior complaints of race discrimination. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff on both the discrimination claim and the retaliation claim. The jury awarded $110,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages.
The defendant has now filed motions after verdict…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Allied Chemical Corp. v. Daiflon, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Gary McKnight Cross-Appellant v. General Motors Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Gary McKNIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- McKnight v. General Motors Corp.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1991
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