United States Eighth Circuit

In a suit alleging religious discrimination and retaliatory discharge after an employee expressed discomfort with the religious leanings of his employer, denial of defendant's motion for judgment as a matter of law is affirmed where there was a sufficient evidentiary basis for a jury to find in favor of plaintiff, and the district court properly awarded and calculated attorney's fees for plaintiff.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/27/2007
• Published 07/27/2007

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, MELLOY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was James R. Cavanagh, Omaha, NE. Also appearing on the brief were Robert W. Mullin, J.P. Sam King, and Amy Sherman Geren, all of Omaha, NE.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Dana C. Bradford, III, Omaha, NE. Also appearing on the brief was Justin D. Eichmann, Omaha, NE.