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Jackson Walker L.L.P. Jury Verdict Survey 1999 - 2000

Jackson Walker L.L.P. Jury Verdict Survey 1999 - 2000. W. Gary Fowler 901 Main Street, Suite 6000 Dallas, Texas 75202 (214) 953-5922. Matt Dow 100 Congress Avenue, Suite 1100 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 236-2230. Jay Rutherford 301 Commerce Street, Suite 2400 Ft. Worth, Texas 76102

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Jackson Walker L.L.P. Jury Verdict Survey 1999 - 2000

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  1. Jackson Walker L.L.P. Jury Verdict Survey 1999 - 2000 W. Gary Fowler 901 Main Street, Suite 6000 Dallas, Texas 75202 (214) 953-5922 Matt Dow 100 Congress Avenue, Suite 1100 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 236-2230 Jay Rutherford 301 Commerce Street, Suite 2400 Ft. Worth, Texas 76102 (817) 334-7246 Ashley Interrante 901 Main Street, Suite 6000 Dallas, Texas 75202 (214) 953-6016

  2. qDallas/Ft. Worth West Texas q qEl Paso qWaco qAustin qSan Antonio Houston q q South Texas

  3. Four defense verdicts • $500 judgment - Sexual harassment • $37,879 judgment (no punitive damages) • - Sexual harassment - Beaumont • $19,000 judgment - Sexual harassment - Corpus Christi • $14,500 judgment ($10K punitive damages) - Sexual harassment • - Plaintiff, male manager, and harassed by female assistant manager • $25,000 judgment (all mental anguish) - Sexual harassment - Beaumont • $70,000 judgment ($10K punitive damages) - Sexual harassment • - Same sex involving gay supervisor • $250,000 judgment (all mental anguish) - no race discrimination but retaliation qHouston

  4. q San Antonio • Four defense verdicts • $5,000 settlement - EEOC Plaintiff • Consent Decree ($3K to former employee) • Consent Decree ($14K to 3 plaintiffs) - EEOC Plaintiff • Consent Decree ($58K to former employees) • $92,000 (including $22K attorney’s fees) - ADA • $900,000 but reduced to $23K per M for J by D • $3,000,000 ($2M punitive damages) - ADA

  5. qAustin • Three defense verdicts • $47,000 ($7K past wages, • $5K punitive, $35K attorney’s fees) • $65,000 ($47K past wages and $18K attorney’s fees) • $335,000 • $341,000 ($91K actual and $250K punitive) • $465, 997 ($156K past wages, $59K future wages and $250K mental anguish)

  6. q Waco • Two defense verdicts • - Church custodian • - Lesbian relationship • - b/w 17 year old and 30 year old with tapes

  7. Nine defense verdicts 30 minutes to 9 hours • - major depressive disorder requiring • hospitalization and psychiatric treatment • $314,000 ($71K past wages, • $68K mental anguish and • $175K punitive) H&W, retaliation • $600,000 judgment • ($500K punitive damages, • $100K compensatory for PTSD) • - Sexual harassment • $50,000 judgment ($25K punitive damages) • - Sexual harassment • $21,790 judgment, $6,260 back wage ($15K punitive damages $500 ED) • - Sexual harassment • $21,760 judgment ($15K punitive damages) - Sexual harassment • $18.8M judgement ($1.8M $ demand and $35,000 offer) • $2,000,000 judgment - Reporting violations in good faith • $81,931.67 judgment - Sexual harassment • $400,000 judgment ($220,000 punitive damages) - Sexual harassment q Dallas/Ft. Worth

  8. q El Paso • Five defense verdicts • $7,335,000 (same sex harassment) • - happily married man who attempted suicide - • evidence showed no seminars, brochures, • videos or any form of training to managers and assistant managers • $180,000 ($150K punitive damages) - no sex harassment but jury found • gender discrimination and constructive discharge

  9. q West Texas • Three defense verdicts • - One Lubbock • - Two Midland/Odessa • - Both Federal Court

  10. Four defense verdicts • $20 judgment • $135,000 - gender discrimination • $181,000.02 - w/c retaliation • $200,000 - retaliation • $1,218,500 - plus reinstatement - ADA • $3,700,000 ($3.1M punitive damages) • w/c retaliation q South Texas

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