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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION
CORNELIUS BENNETT, ET AL
vs.

NO. 3:04CV00291 SWW

NUCOR CORPORATION, ET AL
JUDGMENT ON JURY VERDICT
This action came on for trial on October 19, 2009, before a jury, the
Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge, presiding, and the
issues having been duly tried and the jury having rendered its verdict by
answering Interrogatories #1, #2, #3 and #4 on hostile work environment based on
coworker harassment and hostile work environment based on supervisor harassment
as to each plaintiff and Interrogatories #1 and #2 on the claim of retaliation
as to plaintiff, Clifton Lee, Sr., on October 29, 2009; now therefore, pursuant
to those answers,
IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that plaintiff, Clifton Lee, Sr., has not proved
the elements of his claim of retaliation against defendants, Nucor Corporation
and Nucor Yamato Steel Company, L.P., pursuant to Interrogatories

#1 and #2 and

that claim hereby is DISMISSED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that plaintiffs Cornelius Bennett,
Sylvester Rogers, Rodney Washington, Clifton Lee, Sr., Ozzie Green and Larry
McBride have proved the elements of their claims of hostile work environment
based on coworker harassment and hostile work environment based on supervisor
harassment against defendants Nucor Corporation and Nucor Yamato Steel Company,
L.P., pursuant to the answers to Interrogatories #1, #2, #3 and #4 as to each
plaintiff,

and

plaintiffs,

Cornelius

Bennett,

Sylvester

Rogers,

Rodney

Washington, Clifton Lee, Sr., Ozzie Green and Larry McBride are each awarded
compensatory damages in the amount of $100,000, pursuant to Interrogatory #3.
Pursuant to Interrogatories #4 as to each plaintiff, $100,000 punitive damages
will

be

awarded

plaintiffs

Cornelius

Bennett,

Sylvester

Rogers,

Rodney

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Washington, Clifton Lee, Sr., Ozzie Green and Larry McBride.

IT

IS

THEREFORE

CONSIDERED,

ORDERED

AND

ADJUDGED

that

each

plaintiff, Cornelius Bennett, Sylvester Rogers, Rodney Washington, Clifton Lee,
Sr., Ozzie Green and Larry McBride, have and recover of and from the

defendants, Nucor Corporation and Nucor Yamato Steel Company, L.P., the sum
of $100,000 for compensatory damages, and $100,000 for punitive damages
for a total of $1,200,000 together with interest from this date until
paid at the rate of 0.39% per annum as provided by law, and their costs.
DATED this 4th day of November 2009.

/s/Susan Webber Wright
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE