Legal Opinion
Purcell v. Thomas
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 26, 2007No. 03-CV-1038PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
Appellants, George Purcell and Fedora, Inc., challenge the judgment of the trial court entered after a jury rendered a verdict in favor of appellee, Marva E. Thomas, on her sexual harassment hostile work environment claim under the District of Columbia Human Rights Act (“DCHRA”), and her intentional infliction of emotional distress claim. They primarily contend that (1) the trial court should have dismissed Ms. Thomas’s DCHRA claim on statute of limitations grounds; (2) the trial court improperly instructed the jury on Ms. Thomas’s claims and erred by denying their…
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