Legal Opinion
Newberry v. Burlington Basket Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 28, 2010No. 09-3082PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Burlington Basket Company (“Burlington Basket”) appeals a jury verdict in favor of Pamela Newberry, a former employee who alleged that Burlington Basket violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) and the Iowa Civil Rights Act (“ICRA”) by terminating her employment because of her age. Burlington Basket challenges the final jury instructions adopted by the district court, 2 and the court’s award of attorney’s fees. Because we conclude that the district court correctly instructed the jury under the ICRA, and did not abuse its discretion in calculating the…
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