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The court ruled on a pre-trial charge conference objection, holding that the common-law duty to mitigate damages applies to nonpecuniary compensatory damages in Title VII employment discrimination cases, overruling the EEOC's objection to the jury instruction on mitigation of nonpecuniary harm.
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