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DESILETS v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 98-1049.

171 F.3d 711 (1999)

James DESILETS, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Tupper Kinder, with whom Nelson, Kinder, Mosseau & Gordon, P.C. was on brief, for appellant.

Charles L. Powell, with whom Shillen & Gray, P.A. was on brief, for appellees.

Before BOUDIN, Circuit Judge, KEETON and McAULIFFE, District Judges.

McAULIFFE, District Judge.

The appellant, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., used hidden recording devices to tape its employees' private conversations. Plaintiffs, four former employees whose conversations were recorded, sued. Finding that Wal-Mart violated Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ("Act"), 18 U.S.C. § 2520, a jury awarded each plaintiff $20,000. In addition, the district judge awarded plaintiffs their reasonable attorneys' fees...

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