Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Supreme Forest Prods., Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided December 15, 2017No. 3:14–cv–01851 (JAM)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jeffrey Alker Meyer, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Michael Kennedy filed suit against defendant Supreme Forest Products, Inc., alleging that it violated the federal Surface Transportation Assistance Act, 49 U.S.C. § 31105, by terminating his employment for refusing to drive trucks of mulch that were loaded beyond the federal weight limit. After a five-day trial, a jury found in favor of plaintiff and awarded $11,900 in compensatory damages and $425,000 in punitive damages. Defendant now moves for judgment as a matter of law or for a new trial, while plaintiff in turn moves for an…
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