Lyon v. Jones

Opinion

BISHOP, J.

In this case, we address the extent to which the legislature waived the state’s sovereign immunity to discrimination claims against the state. The plaintiff, Geraldine D. Lyon, appeals from the trial court’s dismissal, on the basis of sovereign immunity, of her claims against the defendants, the office of the attorney general (attorney general’s office), and certain of its employees, Virginia Jones and Edward Reynolds. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

At the time this case began, the plaintiff was a paralegal specialist 1 at the attorney general’s office and had…