SAYGER v. RICELAND FOODS, INC.

Nos. 12-3301, 12-3395.

735 F.3d 1025 (2013)

Tony SAYGER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. RICELAND FOODS, INC., Defendant-Appellee. Tony Sayger, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Riceland Foods, Inc., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 18, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lucien Ramseur Gillham , argued, Benton, AR, for appellant/cross-appellee.

Spencer F. Robinson , argued, Pine Bluff, AR, for appellee/cross-appellant.

Before MURPHY, MELLOY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Tony Sayger brought this action against Riceland Foods under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Title VII, the Arkansas Civil Rights Act, and other statutes, alleging retaliatory discharge after being a witness in an internal investigation into a complaint about a manager. After the district court1 granted summary judgment to Riceland on Sayger's Title VII and ACRA claims, his § 1981 claim proceeded to trial. The jury awarded...

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