Legal Opinion
Hampton v. Dillard Department Stores, Inc.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided August 27, 1998No. CIV.A. 97-2182-KHVPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
VRATIL, District Judge.
Plaintiff Paula Hampton filed suit against Dillard Department Stores, Inc. (“Dillard’s”), alleging that as part of Dillard’s pattern and practice, its security officer, Tom Wilson, discriminated against her on the basis of race in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. 1 Specifically, plaintiff claimed that Dillard’s deprived her of her right to enjoy all benefits, privileges, terms and conditions of her contractual relationship with Dillard’s. After a four day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff, awarding $56,000 in compensatory damages…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Hampton v. Dillard Department Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
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- Benton v. Cousins Properties, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2002
- Harris v. SoleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
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