United States Second Circuit

A defendant desiring the protection of the Kolstad affirmative defense, insulating an employer from punitive damages liability if it has made good faith efforts to enforce an antidiscrimination policy, must submit the defense to the jury, and must have more evidence to support the defense than mere knowledge of federal law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/19/2001
• Decided 05/31/2001
• Published 05/31/2001

Judges

• JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before FEINBERG, JON O. NEWMAN and SACK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Kelly Michael Hundley, (J. Lewis Sapp, Alisa L. Pittman, Elarbee, Thompson & Trapnell, LLP, Atlanta, GA, on the brief), for defendants-appellants., Louis D. Stober, Jr., (Stephen G. Walko, Garden City, NY, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.