United States Sixth Circuit

Judgment for plaintiffs in an action brought under Title VII and the Tennessee Human Rights Act is affirmed where: 1) plaintiffs were able to establish their hostile work environment claim; 2) defendant did not establish that they took reasonable care to prevent and correct the harassing behavior; and 3) the award to plaintiffs was not excessive since defendant failed to show that the court's computation was erroneous.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/16/2008
• Published 05/16/2008

Judges

• Before:  COLE and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges;  FORESTER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Toni Querry Farkas, Frantz Ward, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  Stephen C. Crofford, Parker & Crofford, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Toni Querry Farkas, Thomas Merritt Bumpass, Jr., Carl H. Gluek, Frantz Ward, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.   Stephen C. Crofford, Mary A. Parker, Parker & Crofford, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees.  Julie L. Gantz, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.