Legal Opinion
Gracia v. Sigmatron International, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 17, 2015No. 11 C 07604PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Honorable Edmond E; Chang, United States District Judge
Following a trial in December 2014', a jury found that Defendant Sigmatron International, Inc." had unlawfully retaliated against Plaintiff Maria Gracia by firing her in December 2008 after she complained about workplace discrimination, in violation of Title VIÍ of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.1 The jury awarded Gracia $57,000 in *1255compensatory damages (later* lowered to $50,000 by the Court on remittitur to comply with a statutory cap) and $250,000 in punitive damages. See Gracia v. Sigmatron Int’l, Inc., 102…
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