Legal Opinion
Travis Pruitt & Associates, P.C. v. Hooper
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 1, 2005No. A05A1062PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.
Mignon Moore Hooper sued Travis Pruitt & Associates, P.C. (TPA)1 alleging that, while she was employed by TPA, she was the victim of an intentional tort when a co-employee, Michael Taylor, sexually harassed her at work. Hooper sought emotional distress and punitive damages from her employer, TPA, under various theories. She alleged in her complaint (1) that TPA is liable for the harassment inflicted on her by Taylor under the principles of respondeat superior or ratification; (2) that after she complained to TPA about the harassment, TPA’s negligence was a proximate…
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