Prince v. Kids Ark Learning Center, LLC

Angela Prince appeals from judgment as a matter of law entered in favor of Kids Ark Learning Center, LLC (Kids Ark). Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, in some circumstances a “successor employer” may be held liable for the discriminatory employment practices of its predecessor. EEOC v. MacMillan Bloedel Containers, Inc., 503 F.2d 1086, 1090-91 (6th Cir.1974) (MacMillan). A jury found that Prince suffered sexual harassment in violation of Title VII, and Prince sought to impose successor liability on Kids Ark because the violator, Johnson’s Christian Daycare (JCD), was defunct.…