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VANCE v. UNION PLANTERS CORP.

No. 01-60216.

279 F.3d 295 (2002)

Yvonne E. VANCE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNION PLANTERS CORP., et al., Defendants, Union Planters Bank, N.A., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 10, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Thomas Rayburn (argued), Rayburn Law Firm, Oxford, MS, Jim D. Waide, III, Waide & Associates, Tupelo, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Lester F. Sumners, Thad James Mueller (argued), Sumners & Carter, New Albany, MS, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges, and FELDMAN, District Judge.

DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Yvonne Vance sued Union Planters Bank, N.A. under Title VII, alleging gender discrimination. A jury awarded her $30,000 for lost wages and benefits, $20,000 for emotional distress, and $390,000 in punitive damages. The district court later reduced the compensatory and punitive damage awards to $300,000 to comply with Title VII's statutory limits on employer liability. 42 U.S.C. § 1981a(b)(3)(D).

On appeal by Union Planters...

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