Legal Opinion
Kimberlee Davenport v. Hansaworld, USA, Inc.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 19, 2017No. 2015-CA-01164-SCTPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, JUSTICE,
FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. HansaWorld USA, Inc. (Hansa-World) enrolled a foreign judgment in the Forrest County Circuit Court against Kim-berlee Davenport from an award ordered by a court in Florida on claims of conversion and extortion. Davenport, a former employee of HansaWorld, also maintained claims against HansaWorld in a separate action before a federal district court in Mississippi alleging several violations of state and federal law, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act for sexual harassment and discrimination (Employment Action).
¶ 2. HansaWorld sought to collect on…
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