WOODSON v. AMF LEISURELAND CENTERS, INC.

No. 87-1437.

842 F.2d 699 (1988)

Karen Lee WOODSON, Appellant, v. AMF LEISURELAND CENTERS, INC.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven E. Wolfe (argued), Holland, Pa., for appellant.

Jeffrey A. Smith (argued), Clark, Ladner, Fortenbaugh & Young, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before SLOVITER and COWEN, Circuit Judges, and DEBEVOISE, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

On this appeal by Karen Lee Woodson from the district court's order denying her motion for a new trial, we are obliged to predict whether the Pennsylvania Supreme Court would allow an award of punitive damages in a wrongful discharge action. If so, we must then determine whether, under Pennsylvania's standard for punitive damages, Woodson introduced sufficient evidence to permit the punitive damages issue to...

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