Legal Opinion
Debra Black v. Zaring Homes, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 25, 1997No. 96-3118PublishedCited by 183 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
In this action under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., defendant appeals both the jury’s verdict in favor of plaintiff and the magistrate judge’s denial of its post-trial motion for judgment as a matter of law or, in the alternative, for a partial new trial or remittitur. The jury found that while plaintiff was an employee of defendant, she was subjected to sexual harassment in the form of a hostile work environment. The jury awarded plaintiff $50,000 in compensatory damages and $200,000 in punitive damages. Defendant first argues that it is entitled to judgment as…
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