United States Fifth Circuit

Judgment as a matter of law for defendants in Title VII claims was erroneous where evidence showed that 1) harassment created a hostile work environment, 2) an employer was vicariously liable, and that 3) the employer's investigation was inadequate and it failed to remedy the harassment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/01/2002
• Published 10/01/2002

Judges

• BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:, Before SMITH, BENAVIDES and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jim D. Waide, III,Waide & Associates, Tupelo, MS, Nancy Allen Wegener (argued), Clarksdale, MS, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• W.O. Luckett, Jr. (argued), Lorrie Komar Ridder, Rossie, Luckett, Parker & Ridder, Memphis, TN, for Defendants-Appellees.