United States DC Circuit

In an appeal of damages and relief awarded after a successful Title VII employment discrimination suit, an award of future damages, based on the assumption that a 34 year-old employee would continue to work in low-paying jobs, was extremely speculative and could act as a windfall to plaintiff.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/04/2002
• Decided 04/23/2002
• Published 04/23/2002

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, EDWARDS and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael C. Johnson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.


• For Appellees:
  
• Theodore S. Allison argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief was John W. Karr.