Legal Opinion
Denise NASH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ELECTROSPACE SYSTEM, INC. and John Sharp, Individually, Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1993No. 93-1450PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Per curiam
Summary judgment was granted for the employer in this case in which Ms. Nash, a former clerical worker for Eleetrospace System, Inc. (ESI), alleged sexual harassment and retaliation for filing an EEOC claim. 1 We affirm, because Nash’s claims of harassment, even if true, did not refute the efficacy of ESI’s procedures for responding to alleged sexual harassment. When a company, once informed of allegations of sexual harassment, takes prompt remedial action to protect the claimant, the company may avoid Title VII liability.
Nash did not respond to ESI’s motion for summary judgment, which ESI…
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