The Ninth Circuit held today that due process allowed a 125,000 to one ratio between punitive and actual damages in a sexual harassment case. Arizona v. ASARCO LLC, No. 11-17484 (9th Cir. Oct. 24, 2013).
The panel cut district court's $300,000 award to $125,000 on the ground that due process would not permit the extra $175,000.
Under Title VII, an employer’s liability for [racial] harassment [at work] may depend on the status of the harasser. If the harassing employee is the victim’s co-worker, the employer is liable only if it was negligent in controlling working conditions. In cases in which the harasser is a "supervisor," however, different rules apply. If the
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