Legal Opinion
Kopenga v. Davric Maine Corp.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 27, 1999PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] Davric Maine Corporation appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Mills, J.) finding liability and awarding damages on Jewell Kopen-ga’s claim for sex discrimination pursuant to Title VII of the Federal Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1981a (1994), and the Maine Human Rights Act, 5 M .R.S.A. § 4613(2)(B) (Pamph.1998). On appeal, Davric does not contest the sex discrimination finding, but challenges the damage awards for lost wages, general compensatory damages and punitive damages. We affirm the lost wages and compensatory damages awards but vacate the award of…
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