Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ranger Tool & Die, Inc.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas denied the EEOC’s motion for relief from the jury’s verdicts and the Court’s Judgment. The Court held that no miscarriage of justice or manifest error occurred and that the jury was entitled to weigh the evidence and determine the claimants’ back-pay and compensatory-damages claims.

Holdings

1. The EEOC was not entitled to post-verdict relief because no miscarriage of justice occurred and the judgment was not based on manifest error.
2. The jury's verdicts on the submitted damages issues were entitled to stand because the jury was permitted to weigh the evidence and witness credibility, and the record contained evidence supporting its determinations.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the EEOC was entitled to post-verdict relief from the jury's verdicts and the court's judgment.
2. Whether the evidence concerning the claimants' alleged lost wages and compensatory damages provided a sufficient basis to disturb the jury's determinations.

Disposition

other