George Williams v. Conagra Poultry Company, Equal Employment Advisory Council, Amicus on Behalf Of

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a $6,063,750 punitive damages award, in comparison to a $600,000 compensatory damages award, violates due process
• concluding that “large compensatory award” of $600,000 in racial harassment claim “is a lot of money” and reducing punitive damages from 10:1 to 1:1 ratio
• concluding that “large compensatory award” of $600,000 in racial harassment claim “is a lot of money” and reducing punitive damages from 10:1 to 1:1 ratio
• noting that “it is crucial that a court focus on the conduct related to the plaintiff’s claim rather than the conduct of the defendant in general”
• analogizing a section 1981 harassment claim to a Title VII harassment claim in assessing the third Gore factor
• analogizing a section 1981 harassment claim to a Title VII harassment claim in assessing the third Gore factor

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