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Williams v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jul 22, 1999
182 F.3d 333 (5th Cir. 1999)
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holding "Title VII prohibits discrimination in employment premised on an interracial relationship"

Summary of this case from Ineichen v. Ameritech
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No. 97-10685

July 22, 1999

Mark C. Brodeur, Dallas, TX, for Williams.

Jimmy Preston Wrotenbery, Kevin D. Jewell, Magenheim, Bateman, Robinson, Wrotenbery Helfand, Houston, TX, for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Geoffrey Lundeen Carter, EEOC, Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC, for EEOC, Amicus Curiae.

Allison Anne Jones, Davidson, Nix Jones, Shreveport, LA, Paula Ann Brantner, San Francisco, CA, for Nat. Emp. Lawyers Ass'n, Amicus Curiae.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

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

Carolyn Dineen King, Chief Judge, is recused.

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, 119 S.Ct. 2118 (1999).

Summaries of

Williams v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jul 22, 1999
182 F.3d 333 (5th Cir. 1999)

holding "Title VII prohibits discrimination in employment premised on an interracial relationship"

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holding "Title VII prohibits discrimination in employment premised on an interracial relationship"

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In Deffenbaugh Williams v. Wal-Mart, the plaintiff, a white female, sued her employer-department store for race discrimination under Title VII, alleging that she was terminated because she was dating a black male. 156 F.3d at 583.

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Williams v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Case Details

Full title:JULIE DEFFENBAUGH WILLIAMS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE-CROSS-APPELLANT, v…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jul 22, 1999

Citations

182 F.3d 333 (5th Cir. 1999)

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