Johnson v. Sw. Research Inst.

Royce C. Lamberth, United States District Judge *726Following a week-long trial, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff Mary Ellen Johnson against defendant Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). The jury found SwRI terminated Johnson because of her reports of sex discrimination, which is activity protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and discriminated against Johnson based on her sex by providing Johnson with unequal tuition reimbursement. The jury awarded Johnson $ 260,000 in compensatory damages. The jury also determined Johnson was owed $ 335,624 in back pay, but…