City of Austin v. Gifford

SMITH, Justice.

We are asked to review a judgment rendered in favor of appellee Earl Gifford in a disability-discrimination lawsuit against appellants City of Austin, Jim Everett, Raymond Sanders, and Freddie Maxwell. After trial to a jury, Gifford was awarded actual damages of approximately $74,000, prejudgment interest, and attorney’s fees in the amount of $18,900. In addition, the trial court’s judgment ordered the City to reinstate Gifford to a position financially commensurate with his former position and to pay “front pay” until the time of his reinstatement, for a maximum of two years.

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