WILLIAMSON v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS

No. 96-21110.

148 F.3d 462 (1998)

Linda WILLIAMSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS; et al., Defendants, v. The City of Houston, Texas, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Louise Butler, Margaret A. Harris, Butler & Harris, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John E. Fisher, Senior Asst. City Atty., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WIENER, EMILIO M. GARZA and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Linda Williamson sued the City of Houston under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., for hostile work environment sexual harassment and for retaliation against her for reporting the harassment. A jury found the City liable for both sexual harassment and retaliation and awarded Williamson back pay and compensatory damages. In addition, the district court awarded her costs and attorney...

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