Jaymie Quigley was a tenant of David Winter, renting a home with her husband and four children.

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Jaymie Quigley was a tenant of David Winter, renting a home with her husband and four children. In 2002, she contacted Winter about the possibility of moving to a larger home. While she was looking at Winter's other houses, Winter moved his hand down Quigley's arm and asked "Well, how do you like it?" In 2004, Quigley learned that Winter had been in her home without prior notice when she was not home. Winter claimed he was there to replace a screen that was neither broken nor actually replaced. Other events illustrated similar behavior. Quigley successfully sued Winter under a theory of sexual harassment under the Fair Housing Act. The jury awarded Quigley with $13,685 in compensatory damages and $250,000 in punitive damages. The court reduced the punitive damages to $20,527.50 and awarded attorney fees of $20,000. Quigley appealed the decision to restore the original award. Was her punitive-damage award restored? Why or why not?
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Dynamic Business Law The Essentials

ISBN: 978-0073524979

2nd edition

Authors: Nancy Kubasek, Neil Browne, Daniel Herron

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