West Virginia Supreme Court upholds $500,000 award in sexual harassment/hostile work environment case
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Smith (W. Va. June 7, 2012). Decision (official; Leagle). Background: West Virginia Legal Record.
Per curiam opinion. Dissent by Chief Justice Menis E. Ketchum II
Exemplary award was on top of $1.5 million in compensatory damages.
Mark A. Atkinson, Paul L. Frampton, Jr., and Harry M. Hatfield for plaintiff.
Marc E. Williams, Melissa Foster Bird, and Jeremy C. Hodges for defendant.