Williams v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 97-10685 JULIE DEFFENBAUGH WILLIAMS, Plaintiff - Appellee-Cross-Appellant, versus WAL-MART STORES, INC., ET AL., Defendants, WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant - Appellant-Cross-Appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas July 22, 1999 Before POLITZ, JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH, DUHÉ, WIENER, BARKSDALE, EMILIO M. GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, PARKER, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.* PER CURIAM: The en banc court reinstates the panel opinion, except for Part II C relating to punitive damages, and remands this matter to the panel for appropriate disposition of the punitive damages issue in light of the intervening decision in Kolstad v. American Dental Ass’n, 119 S.Ct. 2118 (1999). * Carolyn Dineen King, Chief Judge, is recused.