Legal Opinion
Vernon E. Christensen v. Titan Distribution, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 10, 2007No. 06-2760PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
A jury found that Titan Distribution, Incorporated (“Titan”) discriminated against Vernon Christensen based on Christensen’s disability and age when it refused to hire him. The jury awarded back pay, punitive damages and emotional distress damages. The district court 1 then denied Titan’s post-trial motions for judgment as a matter of law and, in the alternative, a new trial, reduced the jury’s award of back pay and punitive damages and awarded Christensen liquidated damages, front pay and attorneys’ fees and costs. Titan appeals. For the reasons discussed below, we…
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