Legal Opinion
James W. Woodson v. Scott Paper Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 6, 1997No. 95-1758PublishedCited by 541 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
James W. Woodson, an African-American male, brought suit against Scott Paper Company claiming that he was a victim of unlawful racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, 43 Pa.S. § 951 et seq. The jury found for Scott on the discrimination claims, but for Woodson on the retaliation claims, and made a large damages award. This appeal by Scott from the denial of its posttrial motions presents three issues.
First, Scott contends that…
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