Bennett, et al v. Nucor Corporation, et al

Filing 267

JUDGMENT ON JURY VERDICT re 266 ordering that each Plaintiff, Clifton Lee, Sr., Cornelius Bennett, Larry McBride, Ozzie Green, Rodney Washington, Sylvester Rogers, have & recover of & from the Defendants Nucor Corporation & Nucor-Yamato Steel Compa ny, L.P, the sum of $100,000 for compensatory damages & $100,000 for punitive damages for a total of $1,200,000, together with interest from this date until paid at the rate of 0.39% per annum as provided by law, and their costs. IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiff Clifton Lee, Sr. has not proved the elements of his claim of retaliation against Defendants Nucor Corporation & Nucor Yamato Steel Company, L.P., & that claim is hereby DISMISSED. Signed by Judge Susan Webber Wright on 11/4/09. (jct)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS JONESBORO DIVISION

CORNELIUS BENNETT, ET AL vs. NUCOR CORPORATION, ET AL JUDGMENT ON JURY VERDICT This action came on for trial on October 19, 2009, before a jury, the Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge, presiding, and the issues having been duly tried and the jury having rendered its verdict by answering Interrogatories #1, #2, #3 and #4 on hostile work environment based on coworker harassment and hostile work environment based on supervisor harassment as to each plaintiff and Interrogatories #1 and #2 on the claim of retaliation as to plaintiff, Clifton Lee, Sr., on October 29, 2009; now therefore, pursuant to those answers, IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that plaintiff, Clifton Lee, Sr., has not proved the elements of his claim of retaliation against defendants, Nucor Corporation and Nucor Yamato Steel Company, L.P., pursuant to Interrogatories that claim hereby is DISMISSED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that plaintiffs Cornelius Bennett, Sylvester Rogers, Rodney Washington, Clifton Lee, Sr., Ozzie Green and Larry McBride have proved the elements of their claims of hostile work environment based on coworker harassment and hostile work environment based on supervisor harassment against defendants Nucor Corporation and Nucor Yamato Steel Company, L.P., pursuant to the answers to Interrogatories #1, #2, #3 and #4 as to each plaintiff, and plaintiffs, Cornelius Bennett, Sylvester Rogers, Rodney #1 and #2 and NO. 3:04CV00291 SWW

Washington, Clifton Lee, Sr., Ozzie Green and Larry McBride are each awarded compensatory damages in the amount of $100,000, pursuant to Interrogatory #3. Pursuant to Interrogatories #4 as to each plaintiff, $100,000 punitive damages will be awarded plaintiffs Cornelius Bennett, Sylvester Rogers, Rodney

Washington, Clifton Lee, Sr., Ozzie Green and Larry McBride.

IT

IS

THEREFORE

CONSIDERED,

ORDERED

AND

ADJUDGED

that

each

plaintiff, Cornelius Bennett, Sylvester Rogers, Rodney Washington, Clifton Lee,
Sr., Ozzie Green and Larry McBride, have and recover of and from the

defendants, Nucor Corporation and Nucor Yamato Steel Company, L.P., the sum of $100,000 for compensatory damages, and $100,000 for punitive damages for a total of $1,200,000 together with interest from this date until paid at the rate of 0.39% per annum as provided by law, and their costs.
DATED this 4th day of November 2009.

/s/Susan Webber Wright UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE