CHARLENE J. ROBY, Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
McKESSON CORPORATION et al., Defendants and Appellants.
Supreme Court of California.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
November 30, 2009.
November 30, 2009.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, Jerome B. Falk, Jr., Linda Q. Foy, Dipanwita Deb Amar, Jason M. Habermeyer; Fitzgerald, Abbott & Beardsley and Sara E. Robertson for Defendants and Appellants.
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Paul W. Cane, Jr., Katherine C. Huibonhoa, Laura Scher and Heather N. Mitchell for California Employment Law Council as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Fred W. Alvarez and Michael J. Nader for Employers Group as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.
Christopher H. Whelan; The deRubertis Law Firm, David M. deRubertis, David A. Lesser; Pine & Pine, Norman Pine; Riegels Campos & Kenyon and Charity Kenyon for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Law Offices of Jeffery K. Winikow and Jeffrey K. Winikow for California Employment Lawyers Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.
Claudia Center for Legal Aid Society—Employment Law Center, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, the Impact Fund, the Disability Rights Legal Center, Equal Rights Advocates, California Women's Law Center, Protection and Advocacy, Inc., and Disability Rights Advocates as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.
Sharon J. Arkin for Consumer Attorneys of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.
Supreme Court of California.
OPINION
KENNARD, J.—
A jury found that plaintiff employee, Charlene J. Roby, was wrongfully discharged based on her medical condition and related disability. The jury found both harassment and discrimination, and it awarded $3,511,000 in compensatory damages and $15 million in punitive damages against the employer, as well as $500,000 in compensatory damages and $3,000 in punitive damages against...
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