Legal Opinion
Ocwen Financial Corp. v. Kidder
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 21, 2007No. Nos. 4D05-2466, 4D06-15PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKlein, J.
Ocwen appeals a jury verdict awarding two of its former employees approximately $1 million dollars each in compensatory damages for violating the Florida Civil Rights Act, the Florida Whistleblower Act, and for negligent supervision and retention of an employee. We affirm on all issues and address two, whether the “send a message” closing argument was improper, and whether a new trial argument was preserved where there was an objection, but no motion for mistrial.
The factual basis for the main claim was that a male employee had been peeping through the ceiling of the women’s restroom, had…
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- Murphy v. MurphyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
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