Legal Opinion
Jacqueline Watson, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ("Septa"), Appellee/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 20, 2000No. 98-1832, 98-1833, 98-1834PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALITO, Circuit Judge:
Jacqueline Watson filed this sex and disability-diserimination action against her former employer, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (“SEPTA”). After the jury returned a verdict for SEPTA, the Magistrate Judge before whom the case was tried by consent denied Watson’s motion for a new trial but partially granted her motion for attorney’s fees and costs. Watson appealed, and SEPTA cross-appealed the partial award of attorney’s fees and costs.
Watson’s appeal focuses on the Magistrate Judge’s jury instructions. The first issue concerns…
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