United States Eighth Circuit

A judgment and award in favor of an employee in a disability discrimination case is affirmed over employer's claims that: 1) it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law or a new trial because the evidence was insufficient both to support a verdict that it discriminated against plaintiff based on his disability and to allow the district court to submit the issue of punitive damages to the jury; 2) the district court abused its discretion in determining that plaintiff mitigated his damages so as to permit an award of back pay; and 3) it abused its discretion in awarding front pay.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/22/2007
• Published 01/22/2007

Judges

• GRUENDER, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, SMITH and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brenton D. Soderstrum, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Roger J. Kuhle, argued, Indianola, IA (John O. Haraldson, West Des Moines, IA, on the brief), for appellee.