HARRIS v. FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.

No. 23-20035.

92 F.4th 286 (2024)

Jennifer HARRIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED February 1, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Paul Sanford (argued), Elizabeth J. Sanford , Brian P. Sanford, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Barak J. Babcock , Christopher M. Ahearn , Federal Express Corporation, Legal Department, Memphis, TN, Kyle Douglas Hawkins (argued), Leah Faith Bower , Lehotsky Keller Cohn, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Dorothy Alicia Hickok, Esq., Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, L.L.P., Philadelphia, PA, Daniel Alexander Harrell, Esq., Faegre, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, William Neil Rambin, Neil Rambin Law, P.L.L.C., Dallas, TX, for Amicus Curiae Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.

Philip S. Goldberg, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae International Association of Defense Counsel.

Maurice Baskin, Littler Mendelson, P.C., Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Airlines for America.

William R. Peterson, Catherine Lynn Eschbach, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Raffi Melkonian, Wright, Close & Barger, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae Lawyers for Civil Justice.

Robert Stephen Peck, Center for Constitutional Litigation, P.C., Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae American Association for Justice.

Tyler Bass Talbert, Scanes Yelverton Talbert, L.L.P., Waco, TX, for Amici Curiae National Employment Lawyers Association, Texas Employment Lawyers Association, National Institute of Workers' Rights.

Jason Smith, Law Offices of Jason Smith, Fort Worth, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas State Conference of the NAACP.

Before Southwick, Engelhardt, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.


This appeal arises from a $366,160,000 jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee Jennifer Harris and against Defendant-Appellant FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. (FedEx) for retaliation claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2000e17. FedEx challenges...

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