Legal Opinion
Deters v. Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided October 3, 1997No. 96-2212-JWLPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LUNGSTRUM, District Judge.
Plaintiff brought Title VII sexual harassment claims against defendant employer. Trial was held to a jury in July, 1997, and the jury awarded plaintiff $5,000 in compensatory damages and $1,000,000 in punitive damages. Pursuant to defendant’s motion (Doc. 164), the court amended plaintiffs judgment for punitive damages to $295,000 to bring her total damages within the statutory cap (Doc. 167). The matter is presently before the court on defendant’s renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law as to punitive damages, or in the alternative for a…
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