Legal Opinion
Desi A. Ledbetter, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Alltel Corporate Services, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 7, 2006No. 04-3807, 04-3990PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Desi A. Ledbetter, an African-American, sued his employer, Alltel Corporate Services, Inc. (ACS), for race discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981. After a bench trial, the district court 1 found for Ledbetter, awarding backpay and compensatory damages. ACS appeals, arguing that the district court erred in finding intentional race discrimination, admitting statistical evidence, calculating backpay, and awarding compensatory damages. Ledbetter cross-appeals,…
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