Read the following excerpt from a US court opinion:
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than he who do not hold a license. Furthermore, Krishner only articulated Vernon’s job deficiencies for the first time during Meyers’s investigation. This additional evidence suggests that Port Authority’s reasons could have been a pretext for retaliation. Because a genuine issue of material fact exists as to whether Port Authority’s reasons are pre-textual or not, the Court denies defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiffs Title VII and ADEA retaliation claims in regards to the failure to promote. IV. Punitive Damages Vernon is seeking punitive damages against Port Authority for its willful, F.2d 807 (3d Cir.1991), cert. denied, 504 U.S. 943, 112 S.Ct. 2281, 119 L.Ed.2d 206 (1992) (same); Recreation World, Inc. v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J., 1998 WL 107362, *12 (S.D.NY.1998) ; Shifa Serv. Inc. v. Port Auth. of N.Y. &
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What is the most suitable continuation to the opinion? Your options are:
A. holding that regional transit authority is immune from punitive damages
B. holding that the state is immune from punitive awards
C. holding that a municipality is immune from punitive damages under 42 usc  1983
D. holding that port authority is immune from punitive damages
E. holding that in the absence of statutory provisions to the contrary municipal corporations are immune from punitive damages
Reply with [A, B, C, D, E] only.