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BRUFF v. NORTH MISSISSIPPI HEALTH SERVICES

No. 99-60175.

244 F.3d 495 (2001)

Sandra M. BRUFF, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. NORTH MISSISSIPPI HEALTH SERVICES, INC.; North Mississippi Medical Center, Inc., Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 2, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim D. Waide, III (argued), Victor Israel Fleitas, Martin Daniel Crump, Waide, Chandler & Fleitas, Grant Moncrief Fox, Fox & Fox, Tupelo, MS, for Bruff.

Luther T. Munford (argued), Mark D. Fijman, Phelps Dunbar, Michael Farrell, Richard Allen Hammond, Jr., The Kullman Firm, Jackson, MS, Ernest R. Malone, Jr., The Kullman Firm, New Orleans, LA, for North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. and North Mississippi Medical Center, Inc.

Before POLITZ, SMITH and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. and North Mississippi Medical Center, Inc. appeal the trial court's denial of judgment as a matter of law, contending that whether accommodating religious beliefs constitutes an undue hardship, and whether their accommodation was reasonable, are questions of law, not questions of fact for the jury. They also appeal the jury's verdict which awards Sandra Bruff back pay and compensatory and punitive damages...

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