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UNION UNDERWEAR CO., INC. v. BARNHART

No. 1999-SC-0091-DG.

50 S.W.3d 188 (2001)

UNION UNDERWEAR COMPANY, INC., d/b/a Fruit of the Loom Appellant v. Joel O. BARNHART; Zack N. Womack; Deep & Womack; Andrew P. Campbell; Dave Loper; and Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell, P.C. Appellees

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied August 23, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Cleary, Brent R. Baughman, Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald, Louisville, Counsel for Appellant.

Zack N. Womack, Womack Law Offices, Henderson, John C. Roach, Ransdell, Roach & Wier, P.L.L.C., Lexington, Andrew P. Campbell, Dave Loper, Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell, P.C., Birmingham, AL, Counsel for Appellees, Joel O. Barnhart; Zack N. Womack; Deep & Womack; Andrew P. Campbell, Dave Loper; and Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell, P.C.

Douglas W. Becker, David A. Calhoun, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, Louisville, Counsel for Amicus Curiae, Associated Industries of Kentucky.

JOHNSTONE, Justice.

After being dismissed from his employment, Barnhart brought suit against Union Underwear Co., Inc. (d/b/a Fruit of the Loom), in April 1995, alleging that he had been illegally discharged because of his age in violation of KRS 344.040(1). The jury found in favor of Barnhart and recommended compensatory damages in the amount of $250,000 and punitive damages in the amount of $750,000. The trial court entered judgment against Fruit of the Loom accordingly...

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