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RODGERS v. FISHER BODY DIV., GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. G79-514 CA.

575 F.Supp. 12 (1982)

Sammie J. RODGERS, Plaintiff, v. FISHER BODY DIVISION, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, S.D.

November 24, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frances McIntyre-Leonard, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff.

Thomas G. Buford, Howard & Howard, Kalamazoo, Mich., for defendant.

OPINION

BENJAMIN F. GIBSON, District Judge.

This is an employment discrimination action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Plaintiff alleged that he was a victim of intentional racial discrimination because he was separated from his employment as a temporary plant security guard while another was offered a permanent guard position. After four days of trial a jury awarded plaintiff $300,000 as compensatory damages and $500,000 as punitive damages. Presently...

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