Legal Opinion
Patricia Davis v. J. Ricketts
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 27, 2014No. 13-2388PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Patricia J. Davis, Patricia A. Duncan, and Davis’s son, Jeffrey J. Goer-gen, brought suit against Opportunity Education Foundation (OEF) and Hugo Enterprises, LLC (Hugo) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Nebraska Fair Employment Practices Act (NFEPA), alleging sexual harassment and retaliation. Davis and Duncan also sued Joe Ricketts, the Chief Executive Officer of OEF and owner of Hugo, for tortious interference with their expectation of continued employment. The district court1 dismissed the tortious interference claim, finding Davis…
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