United States Ninth Circuit

In a suit alleging gender discrimination, retaliation and a hostile work environment, summary judgment for defendant-employer is reversed where: 1) plaintiff established a prima facie case for discrimination and proffered evidence that defendant's non-discriminatory reasons for the alleged disparate treatment were pretextual; 2) plaintiff presented evidence sufficient to raise the inference that protected activity was the likely reason for her termination; and 3) a reasonable woman could have found the behavior of plaintiff's co-workers abusive, and defendant offered no evidence that it took steps to prevent sexual harassment in its workplace.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/12/2007
• Decided 03/28/2008
• Published 03/28/2008

Judges

• Before ALFRED T. GOODWIN, STEPHEN REINHARDT, and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul B. Eaglin, Eaglin Law Office, Fairbanks, AK, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter R. Chamberlain and Pamela J. Stendahl, Bodyfelt Mount Stroup & Chamberlain LLP, Portland, OR, for the appellee.