Otto MAY, Jr., Plaintiff–Appellant/Cross–Appellee,
v.
CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC, Defendant–Appellee/Cross Appellant.
v.
CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC, Defendant–Appellee/Cross Appellant.
Decided Aug. 23, 2012.
Background: Employee sued employer, claiming, inter alia, that he was subjected to a hostile work environment in violation of Title VII and § 1981. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Frederick J. Kapala, J., entered judgment on a jury verdict for employee as to liability, but vacated the jury's verdict on punitive damages. The parties cross-appealed.
Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Tinder, Circuit Judge, held that:
(1) question of whether employer “promptly and adequately” responded to harassment of the employee was for the jury;
(2) question of whether employer acted with malice or reckless indifference to the employee's federally protected rights, as required for an award of punitive damages, was for the jury; and
(3) jury's $3.5 million award of punitive damages was not grossly excessive, so as to violate due process.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.
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2 Women Received $32,000 From Assemblyman, Beyond Money From State
By DANNY HAKIM
Published: August 29, 2012
ALBANY — Two women who brought sexual harassment claims against Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez this year received $32,000 from him, in addition to $103,080 in state money, according to a redacted copy of the settlement agreement obtained by The New York Times. They also received an unspecified amount of pay and benefits.
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