Legal Opinion
Turnbull v. Topeka State Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 5, 2001No. 00-3086PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff/Appellant Cynthia Turnbull, a psychologist at the Topeka State Hospital (TSH) in Kansas, sued her employer and the state for sexual harassment after she was sexually assaulted by a patient. The jury found a sexually hostile work environment existed at TSH, but it split over whether TSH should be held legally responsible for that environment. After learning of the jury’s inability to decide, the district court granted an earlier defense motion for judgment as a matter of law. The sole issue on appeal is whether that ruling was proper. We hold that it was not,…
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