Legal Opinion
Engquist v. Oregon Department of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 8, 2007No. 05-35170, 05-35263PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Anup Engquist (“Engquist”) brought suit alleging violations of federal anti-discrimination law, constitutional law, and state tort law against her former employer, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (“ODA”) and John Szczepanski (“Szczepanski”) and Joseph Hyatt (“Hyatt”). A jury found the individual defendants liable for constitutional violations of equal protection and substantive due process, and for intentional interference with contract. The jury awarded Engquist $175,000 in compensatory damages and $250,000 in punitive damages. Pursuant to Oregon law,…
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