BLACK v. PAN AMERICAN LABORATORIES, L.L.C.

No. 09-51092.

646 F.3d 254 (2011)

Carleen BLACK, Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant, v. PAN AMERICAN LABORATORIES, L.L.C.; Pamlab, L.L.C., Defendants-Appellants Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 11, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Delta S. Best , (argued), Allison L. Spruill , Best & Spruill, P.C., Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

Paul Ellis Hash , (argued), Michael Joseph DePonte , Jackson Lewis, L.L.P., William Engler Hammel , Constangy, Brooks & Smith, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellants Cross-Appellees.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and DENNIS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

Carleen Black sued her former employer, Pamlab, alleging various sex discrimination claims and a retaliatory termination claim under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA), TEXAS LAB.CODE §§ 21.001-21.556. A jury rendered a verdict in Black's favor and awarded her $3,450,000 in back pay and compensatory and punitive damages. Applying Title VII's damages cap...

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