Legal Opinion
Charmaine TIMM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PROGRESSIVE STEEL TREATING, INC., Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 4, 1998No. 97-2803PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
A jury awarded punitive but not compensatory damages in this sex-discrimination suit. Progressive Steel Treating, the employer, contends that punitive damages cannot be awarded when the jury determines that the plaintiff did not suffer injury.
Charmaine Timm, the plaintiff, testified that co-worker Craig Tunnell frequently snuck up from behind her and grabbed or pinched her buttocks. Less frequently Tun-nell would run his hand up her thighs. Sexual comments and propositions from Tunnell were everyday fare, according to Timm, despite her protests. A reasonable jury…
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