United States First Circuit

In a suit by a female police officer against a police officers union and individual police officers and union officials alleging discrimination, retaliation, and defamation, judgment for plaintiff on the discrimination and retaliation claims is affirmed over defendants' appeal where plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to establish her retaliation and discrimination claims against defendants, and the judge correctly instructed the jury on retaliatory motive and punitive damages. Judgment for defendant on the defamation claim is affirmed over plaintiff's appeal where the judge correctly applied the actual malice standard.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/28/2007
• Published 09/28/2007

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, LIPEZ, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph W. Monahan, III, with whom Thomas G. Freda and Monahan & Padellaro were on brief, for appellants and cross-appellees., Inga S. Bernstein, with whom Monica Pastorok, Rachel Stroup, and Zalkind, Rodriguez, Lunt & Duncan LLP were on brief, for appellee/cross-appellant.