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LUST v. SEALY, INC.

No. 03-3496.

383 F.3d 580 (2004)

Tracey LUST, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SEALY, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 7, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Gingras (argued), Gingras, Cates & Luebke, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Lauri D. Morris (argued), Quarles & Brady, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Tracey Lust sued her employer, Sealy, the mattress manufacturer, for sex discrimination in violation of Title VII. A jury returned a verdict in her favor, awarding her $100,000 in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981a(b)(3)(D), which places a ceiling of $300,000 on the total damages that may be awarded in an employment discrimination case against the largest employers (a category that includes...

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