Alfonso Avitia, and Diane Larsen v. Metropolitan Club of Chicago, Incorporated, Cross-Appellee

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• observing that the law of the case doctrine “is no more than a presumption, one whose strength varies with the circumstances; it is not a 6 straitjacket”
• defining special damages as “damages that are unusual for the type of claim in question—that are not the natural damages associated with such a claim”
• finding damages of $21,000.00 to be excessive where plaintiff cried after discriminatory discharge and suffered emotional distress for several years thereafter
• expressing concern that district court's late-trial \about face\ on an issue prevented a party from presenting arguments on the reconsidered issue
• defining special damages as “damages that are unusual for the type of claim in question–that are not the natural damages associated with such a claim”
• finding $21,000 for emotional distress excessive where plaintiff’s distress was limited

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).