Legal Opinion
Byrd v. BT FOODS, INC.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 2, 2009No. 4D07-5065PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Cameshia Byrd sued her employer, BT Foods, Inc. d/b/a Wendy’s Coral Springs (BT Foods), claiming that the employer discriminated against her when it terminated her from her cashier position because she had the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The jury found for BT Foods. In this appeal from the final judgment on the jury verdict, Byrd contends that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting into evidence the “no reasonable cause” determination letter issued by the Broward County Civil Rights Division (BCCRD). We agree and reverse.
The Factual Dispute
Byrd began working as a cashier…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Chandler v. RoudebushSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Goldsmith v. Bagby Elevator Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- Smith v. Universal Services., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Sheffield v. Superior Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2001
- Barfield v. Orange CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Kim Cimino, Personal representative of the Estate of Michael Cimino, and Kim Cimino ex rel. Kim and Michael Cimino's Son v. American Airlines, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
- Bonomo v. EZPawn Florida, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2022
- Byrd v. BT FOODS, INC.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
- In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—report No. 16-01Supreme Court of Florida · 2017
- Kim Cimino, Personal representative of the Estate of Michael Cimino, and Kim Cimino ex rel. Kim and Michael Cimino's Son v. American Airlines, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016