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ACKERMAN v. WESTERN ELEC. CO., INC.

Nos. 86-2721, 86-2769, 87-1533, 86-2768 and 86-15079.

860 F.2d 1514 (1988)

Debra ACKERMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., a corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Debra ACKERMAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., a corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 8, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Madeleine Tress, Law Offices of Madeleine Tress, San Francisco, Cal., Guy T. Saperstein, Mari Mayeda, Farnsworth, Saperstein & Seligman, Oakland, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant-cross-appellee.

Michael H. Salinsky, Kevin M. Fong, William G. Alberti, Sabrina A. McCarthy, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee-cross-appellant.

Joan M. Graff, Robert Barnes, John M. True, The Employment Law Center of Legal Aid Soc. of San Francisco, San Francisco, Cal., for amicus curiae.

Before TANG, CANBY and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Debra L. Ackerman appeals from a judgment entered in her favor on a claim of handicap discrimination, under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act ("the Act" or "FEHA"). Cal.Gov.Code § 12940. She raises various issues relating to the award of attorneys' fees, the denial of punitive damages, and the denial of prejudgment interest.1 Defendant Western Electric Company Inc...

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