George Williams v. Conagra Poultry Company, Equal Employment Advisory Council, Amicus on Behalf Of

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This is an employment discrimination case in which George Williams, who is black, claimed that his employer, ConAgra Poultry Company, subjected him to a hostile work environment and terminated his employment based on his race. Following a jury trial in the district court, judgment was entered for Mr. Williams on both claims. ConAgra maintains on appeal that the district court erred in admitting certain evidence, failing to grant judgment as a matter of law, allowing the jury to consider the matter of punitive damages, and refusing to remit punitive…