Legal Opinion
Brown v. Stites Concrete, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1993No. Nos. 91-2581, 91-3057PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Fred Brown brought this age discrimination action against Stites Concrete, Inc. (Stites) pursuant to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634. The jury found in favor of Brown and awarded $38,500 in compensatory damages. Based upon the jury’s finding of willfulness, the district court1 doubled the award pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 626(b). The district court also awarded Brown $28,089 in attorney’s fees.
On appeal to a panel of this court, Stites argued that the district court erred in denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or…
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