Legal Opinion
Richard Tisdale v. Federal Express Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 14, 2005No. 03-6605PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
In this case, Defendant-Appellant, Federal Express Corporation (“FedEx”), appeals a jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee, Richard Tisdale (“Tisdale”) as well as the award of $100,000 in punitive damages. The jury found that FedEx violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, by terminating Tisdale in retaliation for his complaints ‘about racially discriminatory management practices. On appeal, FedEx argues that the district court erred in deciding several issues including: (1) the denial of its motion to dismiss and/or…
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