Civil Procedure Keyed to Glannon
Davey v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
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Susan Davey (Plaintiff) brought suit against Lockheed Martin Corp. (Defendant) based on claims of employment discrimination and retaliation under Title VII. Although the original pretrial order was filed a year and a half before trial, the parties filed a new pretrial order on August 20, 1999. Defendant moved to amend the order to assert a new affirmative defense based on the ruling of a Supreme Court case that was decided two months before. Based on the new affirmative defense of good faith compliance with Title VII, Defendant would not have to pay punitive damages. After Plaintiff objected, the district court did not allow Defendant to present evidence to support this affirmative defense. The district court believed that allowing the new affirmative defense would be prejudicial and unfair to Plaintiff, especially because Plaintiff did not have a chance to do discovery on the asserted defense. At trial, the jury awarded Plaintiff compensatory damages, damages for lost wages and attorneys’ fees, and punitive damages of $200,000 after finding in favor of Plaintiff on a retaliation claim. Defendant appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
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