United States Seventh Circuit

Evidence that supervisor of harassing coworker demoted plaintiff after plaintiff complained of harassment is sufficient for jury to consider whether to impose punitive damages to employer under Title VII, 42 USC 1981a(b)(1).

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/02/2000
• Decided 02/02/2001
• Published 02/02/2001

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before WOOD, Jr., RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David P. Schippers (argued), Schippers & Bailey, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee., James W. Gladden, Jr. (argued), Jeri A. Lindahl-Garcia, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.