Bank One, Kentucky, N.A. v. Murphy

OPINION OF THE COURT

LAMBERT, Chief Justice.

This Court granted discretionary review to consider whether an employer defending a sexual harassment lawsuit is entitled to prevail on an affirmative defense that it has made significant efforts to correct and prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. To resolve this issue in the context of the instant case, it is necessary to determine whether the employer’s conduct with regard to prior harassing conduct by the alleged harasser against an employee other than the plaintiff creates a genuine issue of material fact as to the reasonableness of the…