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CORTES v. MAXUS EXPLORATION CO.

No. 91-2536.

977 F.2d 195 (1992)

Tiffany CORTES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MAXUS EXPLORATION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 18, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael V. Powell, Cynthia Keely Timms, Locke, Purnell, Rain, Harrell, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

John R. Craddock, Dennis Herlong, Glickman & Barnett, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JONES and WIENER, Circuit Judges and LITTLE, District Judge.

LITTLE, District Judge:

Tiffany Cortes brought suit against her former employer, Maxus Exploration Company (formerly known as Diamond Shamrock Exploration Company), asserting a claim of sexual harassment under Title VII and a claim for duress under Texas law. The district court, sitting with an advisory jury, found that Cortes had been sexually harassed and constructively discharged and awarded her back pay damages of $97,857.70 plus interest and attorney's fees....

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