United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of defendants' motion for a judgment as a matter of law or a new trial is affirmed where: 1) the plaintiff's claim for emotional distress was not preempted by state human rights act; 2) there was sufficient evidence to support the distress claim; 3) expert witness testimony did not warrant reversal; and 4) the jury awards were not excessive.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/12/2006
• Published 04/12/2006

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Constantine J. Gekas (Argued), Gekas & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Thomas J. Piskorski (Argued), Seyfarth & Shaw, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.