JACKSON v. BUNGE CORP.

Nos. 93-2022, 93-2068 and 94-1144.

40 F.3d 239 (1994)

Clarence JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. BUNGE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 18, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Womick, Mark A. Atkins, Womick & Associates, Gene Turk, Carbondale, IL (argued), for Clarence B. Jackson, in No. 93-2022.

Randall J. Rodewald, Mark A. Atkins, Womick & Associates, Gene Turk, Carbondale, IL (argued), for Clarence B. Jackson, in No. 93-2068.

John P. Womick, Womick & Associates, Gene A. Turk, Jr. (argued), Carbondale, IL, for Clarence B. Jackson in No. 94-1144.

Allan Goodloe, Jr. (argued), William A. Schmitt, Karen A. Carr, Thompson & Mitchell, Belleville, IL, for Bunge Corp.

Before CUMMINGS, ESCHBACH, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Bunge Corporation ("Bunge") appeals from final judgment entered after a jury verdict awarded $75,000 in compensatory damages to the plaintiff, Clarence Jackson. Bunge claims that the district court erred in denying its motions for judgment as a matter of law and its alternative motion for a new trial because Jackson failed to establish a prima facie case of retaliatory discharge for filing a workers' compensation claim under...

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