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CHADWELL v. LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BD.

Nos. 2:06CV00011, 2:06CV00012.

535 F.Supp.2d 586 (2008)

Eleanor W. CHADWELL, Plaintiff, v. LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, et al., Defendants. Mary Ruth Laster, Plaintiff, v. Lee County School Board, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Big Stone Gap Division.

February 4, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward G. Stout, Bressler Curcio & Stout, P.C., Bristol, VA, and Gerald L. Gray, Gerald Gray Law Firm, Clintwood, VA, for Plaintiffs.

Steven R. Minor and R. Lucas Hobbs, Elliott Lawson & Minor, P.C., Bristol, VA, for Defendants.

OPINION

JAMES P. JONES, Chief Judge.

These cases, consolidated for trial, involve claims under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 2003) by two employees of the School Board of Lee County, Virginia ("the School Board") that they were demoted because of their political affiliations. After a three-day trial, a jury found in favor of the two plaintiffs and awarded them compensatory damages for emotional harm. One of the plaintiffs was also awarded punitive damages...

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