Williams v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit July 22, 1999

Williams v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 182 F.3d 333 (5th Cir. 1999)

1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 16868; 80 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 704; 1999 WL 528486

Barksdale, Benavides, Davis, Demoss, Dennis, Duhé, Garza, Higginbotham, Jolly, Jones, Parker, Politz, Smith, Stewart, Wiener

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

The en banc court reinstates the panel opinion, except for Part II C relating to punitive damages, and remands this matter to the panel for appropriate disposition of the punitive damages issue in light of the intervening decision in Kolstad v. American Dental Ass’n, — U.S. -, 119 S.Ct. 2118, — L.Ed.2d - (1999).

Reference

Full Case Name: Julie Deffenbaugh WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
Cited By: 30 cases
Status: Published