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LAWYER v. 84 LUMBER CO.

No. 96 C 0356.

991 F.Supp. 973 (1997)

Ronnie LAWYER, Plaintiff, v. 84 LUMBER COMPANY and 84 Associates, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

November 26, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Thomas Harrison, Edward Daniel Hanson, II, Harrison Law Offices, P.C., Woodstock, IL, Robert William Funk, II, Woodstock, IL, David R. Skowron, Law Offices of Donald F. Peters, Jr., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Ralph Andrew Morris, Christine Anne Greener, Brittain, Sledz, Morris & Slovak, Chicago, IL, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HART, District Judge.

This matter is before the court on defendant 84 Lumber Company's motion for a new trial, or, in the alternative, for a remittitur of the verdict. The jury rendered a verdict for plaintiff Ronnie Lawyer on Count I (Title VII Racial Harassment) and Count II (Title VII Race Discrimination), awarding $75,000 in compensatory damages and $250,000 in punitive damages.

Defendant contends that a new...

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