Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Service Temps Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 26, 2012No. 11-10262PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
A Texas jury found that a corporate staffing company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it refused to let a deaf woman apply for a warehouse job, awarding her back pay, compensatory, and punitive damages. Entering judgment on the verdict, the judge added injunctive relief. On appeal, the company raises five categories of issues, ranging from jurisdiction to jury instructions. We affirm.
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Looking for work in June 2006, Jacquelyn Moneada came across an online posting that Smith Personnel (“Smith”), a staffing company that hires employees for…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Stewart v. Mississippi Transportation CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- Sandra Spragis Flowers v. Southern Regional Physician Services Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by153 opinions
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