Mitch Goree v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

OPINION

BRANDON 0. GIBSON, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which J. STEVEN STAFFORD, P.J., W.S., and KENNY ARMSTRONG, J., joined.

This appeal involves two employees’ claims of racial discrimination and retaliation pursuant to the Tennessee Human Rights Act, Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-21-101, et seq. After a five-day jury trial, the jury found in favor of both employees on their claims of racial discrimination and retaliation for engaging in protected activity. The jury awarded one employee $2,600,000 and the other employee $2,042,000 in back pay, benefits, and compensatory damages. The trial…