TISDALE v. FEDERAL EXP. CORP.

No. 03-6605.

415 F.3d 516 (2005)

Richard TISDALE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: July 14, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jay L. Grytdahl, Fedex Express, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant. David B. Lyons, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jay L. Grytdahl, Fedex Express, Memphis, Tennessee, Jeana M. Littrell, Federal Express Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant.

Before: MARTIN and MOORE, Circuit Judges; BELL, District Judge.


OPINION

MOORE, Circuit Judge.

In this case, Defendant-Appellant, Federal Express Corporation ("FedEx"), appeals a jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee, Richard Tisdale ("Tisdale") as well as the award of $100,000 in punitive damages. The jury found that FedEx violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VII"), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, by terminating Tisdale in retaliation for his complaints about racially discriminatory management practices...

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