Legal Opinion
Rhonda Otting, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. J. C. Penney Company, Appellee/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 3, 2000No. 99-2679, 99-2680PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
A jury awarded Rhonda Otting compensatory and punitive damages on her discrimination claim against J.C. Penney pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12112 (1994). Following the jury’s verdict, J.C. Penney moved for judgment as a matter of law (JAML), or in the alternative, for a new trial, pursuant to Rules 50 and 59 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The district court granted J.C. Penney’s motion for JAML as to the punitive damage award but denied the remainder of the motion. Otting appeals the district court’s order striking…
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