Legal Opinion
Peggy Kimzey, Cross-Appellant/appellee v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1997No. 95-4219, 95-4220PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., appeals from a judgment awarding Peggy Kimzey, its former employee, compensatory and punitive damages on her hostile work environment and constructive discharge claims. The jury returned a verdict of $35,000 for compensatory damages, $1.00 for back pay, and $50,000,-000 for punitive damages. After trial the district court reduced the punitive damages award to $5,000,000; this action is the basis of Kimzey’s cross-appeal. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
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In July 1988, Kimzey began work as an associate in the receiving department at the…
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