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AutoZone, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
9th CircuitMarch 15, 2011No. 09-16860, 10-15059Cited 1 time
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Tallman, Bybee, Tarnow
- Status
- Unpublished
- Procedural Posture
- jury verdict
- Circuit
- 9th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
HarassmentHostile Work Environment
Outcome
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the jury verdict awarding compensatory and punitive damages to the employee for hostile work environment harassment. The court rejected the employer's Ellerth/Faragher defense and upheld the damages despite the employer's good faith argument.
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