Deffenbaugh-Williams v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

Our en banc court, 182 F.3d 833, 1999 WL 528486, having reinstated our prior opinion, 156 F.3d 581 (1998), except for part II. C. (punitive damages), id. at 592-98, at issue on remand is whether the recently-clarified standard for such Title VII damages, Kolstad v. American Dental Association, — U.S. -, 119 S.Ct. 2118, — L.Ed.2d - (1999), requires a new trial on that issue or supports the district court’s judgment as a matter of law for Wal-Mart. We REVERSE and REMAND for reinstatement of the punitive damages award for Julie Deffenbaugh-Williams…