Legal Opinion
Robert Wayne Chalfant v. Titan Distribution, Inc. Titan International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 22, 2007No. 06-1414PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
A jury found that Titan Distribution, Inc. (“Titan”) discriminated against Robert Wayne Chalfant based on Chalfant’s disability and awarded him $60,000 in back pay and $100,000 in punitive damages. The district court 1 then awarded Chalfant $18,750 in front pay and denied Titan’s post-trial motions. Titan appeals. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Titan, a division of Titan International, Inc., hired Quintak, Inc. to run its tire mounting and distribution operation. Quintak employees worked at Titan’s building and used Titan’s equipment. In July…
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