Legal Opinion
Hernandez-Miranda v. Empresas Diaz Masso, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 29, 2011No. 10-1639PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
This appeal raises questions of first impression for this circuit as to the proper interpretation of the caps on compensatory and punitive damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1981a(b)(3) in a Title VII employment discrimination action.
The Civil Rights Act of 1991, Pub.L. No. 102-166, authorized the recovery of previously unavailable types of damages in Title VII actions involving intentional discrimination. Pub.L. No. 102-166, § 102; 42 U.S.C. § 1981a(a)(l), (b). These additional types of damages, which can be awarded by verdict once a violation of Title VII has been established,…
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