Sypriss Smith v. All Nations Church of God

Syllabus

This case stems from a retaliatory discharge claim under the Tennessee Public Protection Act. The jury found for the plaintiff and awarded her $3,000.00 in compensatory damages and $12,500.00 in punitive damages. The trial court then awarded the plaintiff $12,500.00 of the over $100,000.00 in attorney's fees she requested. Following a remand from this Court, the trial court increased the attorney's fees award to $32,000.00. Discerning no abuse of discretion in the trial court's second attorney's fees award, we affirm. We also award the plaintiff her reasonable attorney's fees incurred in prosecuting the first appeal.