United States Eighth Circuit

Where there was direct evidence, in the form of a statement, of reverse racial discrimination as a motivating factor in an employment decision, judgment as a matter of law in favor of the employer in Title VII claim was not appropriate, even where the person who made the statement was not the official decision maker.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/19/2002
• Published 03/19/2002

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BEAM, RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dennis E. Egan, argued, Kansas City, MO (Henry R. Cox, Benjamin K. Byrd, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John J. Yates, argued, Kansas City, MO (Joseph H. Knitting, on the brief), for appellee.