032976U.pdf   11/04/2004  George Williams  v.  Con-Agra Poultry Co.
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  03-2976
   Western District of Arkansas   
   Civil case - Appellate Procedure. Motion for an award of attorneys' 
   fees and costs granted in part. 
   [UNPUBLISHED] [ M. Arnold, Author, with McMillian and Melloy, Circuit Judges] 
  
032976P.pdf   08/06/2004  George Williams  v.  Con-Agra Poultry Co.
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  03-2976
   Western District of Arkansas   
   Civil case - employment discrimination. While evidence concerning 
   harassment of which plaintiff was unaware was irrelevant to the issue of 
   whether plaintiff's work environment was actionable, the testimony was 
   properly admitted because evidence of the extent of the hostile 
   environment was probative on the matter of managerial motives and was 
   relevant to plaintiff's eligibility for punitive damages; evidence was 
   sufficient to create a jury issue on hostile work environment; district court 
   did not err in submitting punitive damages on both wrongful discharge 
   and harassment claims, as there was substantial evidence of egregious 
   racial discrimination at the plant, as well as intentional and malicious 
   conduct by the management; however, the punitive damage award on the 
   harassment claim is unconstitutional because it was based on evidence of 
   misconduct unrelated to plaintiff's claims, was far in excess of what 
   analagous statutes would permit and exceeded the ratio between 
   punitive and compensatory damages which the Supreme Court has 
   suggest is consistent with due process; due process requires the punitive 
   damages award on the harassment claim be remitted from $6.06 million 
   to $600,000. 
   [PUBLISHED] [M. Arnold, Author, with McMillian and Melloy, Circuit Judges]