Legal Opinion
Pickett v. SHERIDAN HEALTH CARE CENTER
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 2010No. 09-3028PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Sheridan Health Care Center (“Sheridan,” “the Center”) appeals from an order denying its motions for a new trial and remittitur. A jury found that Sheridan fired plaintiff-appellee Danielle L. Pickett in retaliation for her repeated complaints about sexual harassment by residents of the defendant’s nursing home. The jury awarded $15,000 in compensatory damages and $50,000 in punitive damages for this violation of Title VII. For the following reasons, we affirm.
I. Background
Plaintiff-appellee Danielle L. Pickett is a thirty-one year-old woman who…
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