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SOLOMON v. GODWIN AND CARLTON, P.C.

Civ. A. No. 3:95-CV-1208-D.

898 F.Supp. 415 (1995)

Stephen L. SOLOMON, Plaintiff, v. GODWIN AND CARLTON, P.C., Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division.

September 22, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Hicks, Jr. and Scott A. Rosuck, of Hicks & Assocs., P.C., Dallas, TX, for plaintiff.

Harvey M. Shapan and Julie I. Ungerman, of Godwin and Carlton, P.C., Dallas, TX, for defendant.

FITZWATER, District Judge:

The instant motion to strike presents the question whether the damages cap of 42 U.S.C. § 1981a(b) applies to compensatory and punitive damages in the aggregate, or severally to each type of damage. The court holds that the cap imposes a single limitation on both types of damages, so that the total of compensatory and punitive damages awarded may not exceed the applicable cap amount. The...

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