Legal Opinion
Dudley v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 9, 1999No. 97-6416PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Wal-Mart appeals the district court’s post-trial denial of its motion for judgment as a matter of law or for a new trial and from the judgments entered against it on claims of violating Title VII. We conclude that the judgments were not against the weight of the evidence, the district court did not err in failing to grant a judgment as a matter of law or a new trial, and the jury issues were ruled on correctly. But we also conclude that Plaintiff Clara Robertson was, as a matter of law, entitled to no punitive damages. Therefore, we affirm the judgment,…
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