CHALFANT v. TITAN DISTRIBUTION, INC.

No. 06-1414.

475 F.3d 982 (2007)

Robert Wayne CHALFANT, Appellee, v. TITAN DISTRIBUTION, INC.; Titan International, Inc., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 22, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenton D. Soderstrum, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellant.

Roger J. Kuhle, argued, Indianola, IA (John O. Haraldson, West Des Moines, IA, on the brief), for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, SMITH and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

A jury found that Titan Distribution, Inc. ("Titan") discriminated against Robert Wayne Chalfant based on Chalfant's disability and awarded him $60,000 in back pay and $100,000 in punitive damages. The district court1 then awarded Chalfant $18,750 in front pay and denied Titan's post-trial motions. Titan appeals. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

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