TIMM v. PROGRESSIVE STEEL TREATING, INC.

No. 97-2803.

137 F.3d 1008 (1998)

Charmaine TIMM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PROGRESSIVE STEEL TREATING, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 4, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rene Hernandez (argued), Belvidere, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James D. Zeglis (argued), Rockford, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

A jury awarded punitive but not compensatory damages in this sex-discrimination suit. Progressive Steel Treating, the employer, contends that punitive damages cannot be awarded when the jury determines that the plaintiff did not suffer injury.

Charmaine Timm, the plaintiff, testified that co-worker Craig Tunnell frequently snuck up from behind her and grabbed or pinched her buttocks. Less frequently Tunnell would run his hand up...

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