Weems v. Tyson Food, No. 10-2975 (8th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff brought suit against defendant, claiming workplace gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, et seq., and the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993, Ark. Code Ann. 16-123-101 et seq. The jury returned a verdict in plaintiff's favor and the district entered judgment against defendant. The court held that improperly admitted compromise evidence, a separation agreement and related testimony, materially prejudiced the jury's verdict and therefore, the court reversed and remanded for a new trial.
Court Description: Civil case - Employment discrimination. District court abused its discretion under Rule 408 by admitting plaintiff's separation agreement because the proposal was an offer to compromise plaintiff's gender discrimination claim and was improperly admitted to prove defendant's liability; it is likely that this error materially influenced the jury's verdict, and the case must be remanded for a new trial.
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