Thompson v. Berta Enterprises, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtAgid, J.
Susan Thompson appeals the trial court's order reducing the jury verdict or, in the alternative, granting Mid-Mac Enterprises, Inc. (Mid-Mac) a new trial in her sexual harassment claim. Mid-Mac cross-appeals the trial court's denial of its motions for a directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict, its instruction to the jury that Mid-Mac could be held strictly liable for quid pro quo harassment, and its judgment holding the defendants jointly and severally liable for Thompson's costs and attorney fees. We conclude that an employer is strictly liable for its supervisory…
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