Deffenbaugh-Williams v. Wal-Mart Stores, DEFFENBAUGH-WILLIAM

Decision Date22 July 1999
Docket NumberDEFFENBAUGH-WILLIAM,No. 97-10685,P,WAL-MART,97-10685
Citation182 F.3d 333
Parties(5th Cir. 1999) JULIElaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v.STORES, INC., Et Al., Defendants,STORES, INC., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
CourtU.S. Court of Appeals — Fifth Circuit

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas; Eldon B. Mahon, Judge.

Before POLITZ, JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH, DUHE, WIENER, BARKSDALE, EMILIO M. GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, PARKER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.*

PER CURIAM:

The en banc court reinstates the panel opinion, except for Part II C relating to punitive damages, and remands this matter to the panel for appropriate disposition of the punitive damages issue in light of the intervening decision in Kolstad v. American Dental Ass'n, ___ U.S. ___, 119 S.Ct. 2118, ___ L.Ed.2d ___ (1999).

* Carlyn Dineen King, Chief Judge, is recused.

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