Read Mokler v. County of Orange, G036029

After jury found that defendant county terminated plaintiff in violation of California's whistleblower statute, and that individual defendant sexually harassed plaintiff, denial of motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict is reversed as to individual defendant as his alleged harassment was not sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of plaintiff's employment and create an abusive working environment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/26/2007
• Published 11/26/2007

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Horvitz & Levy, Frederic D. Cohen, Kim L. Nguyen, Encino;  Lynberg & Watkins, Norman J. Watkins and William F. Bernard, Orange, for Defendants and Appellants., Law Offices of H. Bryan Card, H. Brian Card, Tustin;  Law Offices of Robert H. Pourvali, Robert H. Pourvali, Calabasas;  Esner, Chang & Ellis, Stuart B. Esner and Andrew N. Chang, Oakland, for Plaintiff and Respondent.