Legal Opinion
Lack v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 13, 2001No. 99-2089, 99-2090PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KING, Circuit Judge:
This suit was initiated in state court by Christopher Lack against both Wal-Mart, his former employer, and James Bragg, his former Wal-Mart supervisor. It was premised on Bragg’s lewd and offensive conduct, which Lack claimed constituted unlawful sexual harassment under the West Virginia Human Rights Act. Following removal to the Southern District of West Virginia, a jury found both Bragg and Wal-Mart (collectively, “the defendants”) liable and awarded damages. The defendants unsuccessfully contested the verdict, filing motions for judgment as a matter of law or, in…
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