PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
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Eight African American employees of Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR, or KCS) sued the company in district court for creating an environment hostile to race. A jury found the company liable and awarded no compensatory damages, but awarded each plaintiff $125,000 in punitive damages. The district court entered judgment on the verdict, adding $1 in nominal damages. KCSR timely appealed.
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