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DEFFENBAUGH-WILLIAMS v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 97-10685.

156 F.3d 581 (1998)

Julie DEFFENBAUGH-WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., et al., Defendants, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 24, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Brodeur, Dallas, TX, for Deffenbaugh-Williams.

Jimmy Preston Wrotenbery, Kevin D. Jewell, Magenheim, Bateman, Robinson, Wrotenbery & Helfand, Houston, TX, for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Before JOLLY, SMITH and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

For the numerous issues presented regarding the amended judgment, the principal matter at hand is the imposition of punitive damages against an employer, through vicarious liability, for a racially discriminatory termination, in the light of two very recent Supreme Court decisions regarding employer vicarious liability for sexual harassment. A jury having found Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., liable under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §...

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