Legal Opinion
Sayers v. Stewart Sleep Center, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 26, 1998No. 96-3242PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Chief Judge:
In this appeal, we reverse the district court’s award of attorney’s fees to the prevailing defendants in this Title VII sexual harassment lawsuit.
I. BACKGROUND
In March 1994, appellant Linda Sayers filed this lawsuit against appellees Stewart Sleep Center, Inc. d/b/a/ Matter Brothers Furniture, Thomas Matter, John Matter, David Matter and Stewart Matter II. Sayers’s complaint asserted a cause of action for sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and several claims arising under Florida law.
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- Sullivan v. School Board of Pinellas CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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