Legal Opinion
Mary KIENTZY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1993No. 97-2099PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
McDonnell Douglas Corporation appeals from a judgment in favor of Mary Kientzy on her Title VII and Missouri Human Rights Act sex discrimination claims. A jury returned a verdict for Kientzy on the state claim, finding that Kientzy’s sex was a motivating factor in McDonnell Douglas’ decision to terminate her employment. The jury awarded $50,000 in actual damages, $125,000 for mental anguish and suffering, $25,000 for future mental anguish, and $400,000 in punitive damages. A magistrate judge 1 then found the Title VII violation, and awarded front pay of $75,000…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- City of Burlington v. DagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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