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Article • May 15, 2007
U.S. Supreme Court Defines Retroactivity by The United States Supreme Court held that a new statute must state its provisions apply retroactively when it would impair rights a party possessed when they acted, increases their liability for past conduct or imposes new duties with respect to transactions already completed. This …
$75,000 Paid in Washington DOC Employee's Sexual Harassment Suit by Lorna Sutliff, an employee of Benton County, WA Department of Corrections filed suit in state court alleging she was sexually harassed by J. Jeremiah Coughlin during the course of her employment from 1984 to March 26, 1991. In February 1992 …
$175,000 Paid in WA Guard's Second Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit by Madge Wheelock, a Sergeant at Monroe Command for the Washington Department of Corrections, was subjected to continued sexual harassment and retaliation, which occurred after she received a judgment under Snohomish County Case No. 85-2-04790-5 in the amount of …
Sanctions Upheld, New Trial Ordered Over Use of Plaintiffs Sexual History at Trial by Sanctions Upheld, New Trial Ordered Over Use of Plaintiffs Sexual History at Trial The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held a complaint filed by a female officer of the Maui Police Department with the Hawaiian Civil …
$7,500 Paid in WA DOC Employee's Sexual/Racial Discrimination Suit by Norma Dillman, an employee at the Washington State Reformatory, was subjected to sexual and racial discrimination from 1986 to 1989. Her complaint states:" On May 19, 1987, at approximately 8:30 a.m. I was physically struck by Sgt. Gould after suffering …
Article • May 15, 2007
$15,612 Paid in WA DOC Employee's Hostile Work Environment Claim by Laurie Schley, a health care worker at the Washington Corrections Center, was subjected to a hostile work environment after her supervisor inquired in January 1995 of her marital situation, impending separation and dissolution of her marriage and other personal …
Article • May 15, 2007
$20,000 Paid in WA Guard's Sexual Harassment Suit by Kimberly D. Metzger, a guard at the Special Offender Center in Monroe, was subjected to sexual harassment from March 12, 1995 to October 12, 1995, by guard Eugene Porter. Porter made statements such as:" I know you want this big black …
Article • May 15, 2007
$25,000 Paid in WA DOC's Employees Sexual/Racial Harassment Suit by Alicia B. Gaukroger, a dental assistant at the Washington State Penitentiary, was subjected to conduct so pervasive it created a hostile work environment for her between May 1990 to July 10, 1992. Her supervisors, Douglas Wood, Daniel Iverson, David Hoegar, …
Article • May 15, 2007
$48,500 Paid In WA DOC Employee's Harassment Suit by Diane Kozak, an employee at Twin Rivers Correctional Facility in Monroe, Washington, filed suit in Snohomish County Superior Court alleging that guard "Ordonez" subjected her to sexual harassment, unwanted touchings, and sexual remarks. He was disciplined and advised by his employer …
Article • May 15, 2007
$50,000 Paid in WA DOC Employees Sexual Discrimination Suit by Ruth M. Klepach, an employee at a Yakima County Washington Department of Corrections Facility, filed suit alleging she was discriminated against on the basis of gender in the course and scope of her employment. The complaint, filed in Yakima County …
$62,000 Paid In WA DOC Employee's Race/Gender Discrimination Suit by Dorothy J. Sanders, an employee of the Washington Corrections Center in Shelton, filed suit in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, alleging that in 1997 she was forced to work in a hostile environment due to her race …
$279,000 Harassment Award Upheld in Missouri Nurses' Suit by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld judgment against Missouri Department of Corrections (MODOC) officials in favor of nurses who sued for retaliation and sexual harassment. The court also upheld attorney fee awards. Rebecca Hunt and Susan Nurnberg were recruited by …
$1.75 Million Awarded In Ex Prison Guard Sexual Harassment Suit by Joyce K. Broughton, a former prison guard at the Colorado Women's Correctional Facility (CWCF), in Canon City, filed a law suit against CWCF, alleging that her supervisors sexually harassed her on the job. Broughton, started working at CWCF on …
Article • May 15, 2007
$204,472 Paid in WA Sexual Harassment Suit by Lois Elber, a Mental Health Unit Supervisor at the Special Offender Center in Monroe, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging she was the victim of sexual harassment by Washington Department of Corrections employees Fred Wood and Jerry Minaker. Minaker inappropriately …
$217,500 Paid in WA DOC Sexual Harassment Claim by Kathleen Lane was an employee of the Washington DOC in August of 1988 when raped and assaulted by one of her co-workers, Charles Beeman, at the WSR in Monroe, Wa. She filed criminal charges and reported the rape to supervisors. The …
Former Guard's Sexual Harassment Suit Against CCA Dismissed by The United States District Court for the District of Columbia held that a former guard suing CCA of Tennessee under the District of Columbia Human Rights Act (DCHRA) had not proven she was subjected to a hostile work environment, that lack …
Article • May 15, 2007
$124,500 Paid in WA Guard's Harassment Suit by Leanna A. Bradley was a guard at the Washington Corrections Center in Shelton from April 17, 1995, to June 7, 1996, when she was discharged. Bradley, represented by Jone A. Seavecki, filed, suit in the Pierce County Superior Court alleging she was …
Kentucky: Women Sexually Harassed By Jail Officials Awarded $230,000 Each by On September 18, 2002, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky awarded a total of $230,000 to each of two women, former employees of the Whitley County Jail, who alleged sexual harassment and …
Former Florida Guard Awarded $49,000 Despite Summary Judgment Against Her by Diane Wilbur, a former guard at the Cypress Creek Correctional Facility, a juvenile correctional facility in Citrus County, Florida, filed a Federal lawsuit pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Florida Civil Rights …
Virginia Guard Hazed By Coworkers Awarded $25,001 by Michael Rigby On March 1, 2006, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia awarded $25,001 to a prison guard who was subjected to a humiliating hazing ritual by his coworkers. Guard Terry Givens was promoted to …
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