Legal Opinion
Michael D. Carey v. Mt. Desert Island Hospital, Michael D. Carey v. Mt. Desert Island Hospital
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 23, 1998No. 97-1661, 97-1688PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Michael D. Carey brought this suit against Mt. Desert Island Hospital (“MDI”) for gender discrimination in violation of Title VII of *34the Civil - Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2000e-17, and the Maine Human Rights Act, 5 M.R.S.A. §§ 4551-4632. He alleged that he was discharged from his position as Vice-President of Finance because he was male.'
After a seven day trial, a jury returned a verdict in Carey’s favor, awarding compensatory and punitive damages of $210,000 and $400,000, respectively. The district court reduced the $610,000 total to $200,000 to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Samuel Mesnick v. General Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
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