Harvey v. Office of Banks & Real Estate

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• affirming compensatory damages in range of $50,000 to $150,000 for emotional distress for African American employees denied promotions on account of race
• upholding compensatory awards of $50,000, $100,000, and $150,000 for retaliatory firings
• after a full trial, the only pertinent question was whether there was enough evidence to permit the jury to consider the ultimate questions of discrimination and retaliation
• after a full trial, the only pertinent question was whether there was enough evidence to permit the jury to consider the ultimate questions of discrimination and retaliation
• “Our job at this stage is not to determine whether the jury believed the right people, but only to assure that it was presented with a legally sufficient basis to support the verdict.”
• “the jury could have reasonably concluded that awards in the range of $50,000 to $150,000 were necessary” where plaintiffs complained of continuing mental and physical ailments, frustration at being passed over for promotion

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).