Driskell v. Summit Contracting Group, Inc.

Filing 142

JUDGMENT in favor of Justin Driskell against Summit Contracting Group, Inc.. Signed by District Judge Frank D. Whitney on 3/23/21. (clc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
DOCKET NO. 3:16-cv-00819-FDW-DCK
JUSTIN DRISKELL,
Plaintiff,
vs.
SUMMIT CONTRACTING GROUP, INC.,
Defendant.

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JUDGMENT

Pursuant to the Order of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit entered
September 24, 2020, and the mandate issued and docketed in this Court on November 6, 2020,
it is hereby ORDERED that JUDGMENT shall be entered in favor of the Plaintiff and against
the Defendant, as follows: Plaintiff shall have judgment against the Defendant in the total
amount of $726,600 plus pre-judgment interest, as follows:
1.)

$250,000 in punitive damages on his wrongful discharge (tort) claim (reduced
from the jury’s award of $681,000, pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1D-25(b));

2.)

$65,000 in untrebled compensatory damages pursuant to his claim under the North
CarolinaRetaliatory Employment Discharge Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-240 et seq.,
together with interest to be calculated by the Clerk at the legal rate of 8% per
annum running from July 20, 2015 to entry of Judgment, pursuant to N.C. Gen.
Stat. § 24-5; AND

3.)

$411,600 in attorneys’ fees pursuant to N.C.Gen. Stat. § 95-243.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: March 23, 2021

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