· 7/23/1996
Federal Case
Citations
- 90 F.3d 720
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding, applying New Jersey statutory law, that evidence of a defendant’s financial condition must be admitted
- interpreting the plain meaning of the noun phrase “prevailing plaintiffs” to include all prevailing plaintiffs
- noting that issues of statutory interpretation are pure legal issues
- applying New Jersey-statutory law which required consideration of the defendant’s financial condition
- New Jersey antidiscrimination statute defining employer to include municipalities and generally authorizing punitive damages “allow[s] the award of punitive damages against public entities”
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