Legal Opinion
Lucille Smith, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Great American Restaurants, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 24, 1992No. 91-1793, 91-1864PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Lucille Smith prevailed against Great American Restaurants (GAR) on her claim brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634, and a jury awarded her damages for willful discrimination. The district court granted judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) on the issue of Smith’s duty to mitigate, reducing the award of damages from $56,000 to $18,000 (before doubling for willfulness). On appeal, Smith challenges the court’s reduction for mitigation and its reduction of attorney’s fees. GAR also appeals, raising several evidentiary…
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