United States First Circuit

Judgment and award of compensatory and punitive damages on plaintiff-employee's disability discrimination claim under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) against his employer, a retailer, is affirmed over claims of error regarding jury instruction, sufficiency of the evidence, and the damages award.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/13/2006
• Published 01/13/2006

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LYNCH, Circuit Judge, and GORTON , District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rubén T. Nigaglioni, with whom Veronica Ferraiuoli, Rafael J. Martínez, and Nigaglioni & Ferraiuoli Law Offices P.S.C., were on brief, for Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc., Mireya Baltazar-Suazo, with whom Orlando I. Martínez-García, Nora Vargas-Acosta, and Abogados de América Law Offices, were on brief, for Arrieta-Colon et al.