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BAIN v. SPRINGFIELD

424 Mass. 758 (1997)

ROBIN BAIN v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

April 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Pikula, Assistant City Solicitor (Kathleen Tarpey Breck, Assistant City Solicitor, with him) for the defendant.

Tani E. Sapirstein for the plaintiff.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae.

Harvey A. Schwartz for American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts.

Marisa A. Campagna, James E. Fitzgerald & Charles P. Wagner for the National Employment Lawyers Association, Massachusetts Chapter.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., O'CONNOR, LYNCH, FRIED, & MARSHALL, JJ.

FRIED, J.

The plaintiff, Robin Bain, sought damages under G. L. c. 151B, § 4, from her employer, the city of Springfield, for discriminating against her on the basis of sex and for retaliating against her for seeking such relief. A jury found for the defendant on the sex discrimination claim and for the plaintiff on her claim of retaliation. The jury found that the plaintiff had suffered no actual damages, but awarded her $100,000 in punitive damages. The defendant...

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