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.