Legal Opinion
Gary McKnight Cross-Appellant v. General Motors Corporation, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 21, 1990No. 89-1379, 89-1526PublishedCited by 255 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Gary McKnight brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (which dates back to the Civil Rights Act of 1866), and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., claiming that General Motors fired him both because he is black and also in retaliation for his having filed claims of racial discrimination against the company. A jury returned a verdict for McKnight on the section 1981 claim, awarding him $110,-000 in compensatory damages (of which half represented back pay) and $500,000 in punitive damages. On the basis of the jury’s verdict, the judge entered…
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