Legal Opinion
Jeffry Smith v. Rock-Tenn Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 10, 2016No. 15-5534PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Rock-Tenn Services, Inc., Plaintiff Jeffry L. Smith’s former employer, appeals the judgment entered by the district court on the jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff on his sexual harassment claim alleging a hostile work environment brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2, et seq., as well as the district court’s denial of its renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law and motion for a new trial. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.
BACKGROUND
Factual Background
Plaintiff began working for Defendant, a…
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