Robyn CHAMBERS, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
TRETTCO, INC, a Michigan Profit Corporation, doing business as HDS Services, Defendant-Appellant.
Supreme Court of Michigan.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued April 4, 2000.
Decided July 31, 2000.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Garris, Garris, Garris & Garris, P.C. (by Steven Z. Garris), Ann Arbor, for plaintiff-appellant.
C.R. Victor & Associates, P.L.L.C. (by Cindy Rhodes Victor), Bloomfield Hills, for defendant-appellant.
Jennifer M. Granholm, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, and Angelita Espino, Assistant Attorney General, Detroit, amicus curiae for Michigan Department of Civil Rights.
Pitt, Dowty, McGehee & Mirer, P.C. (by Michael L. Pitt and Shannon L. Dunn), Royal Oak, amicus curiae for Women's Justice Center.
Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn (by Cameron J. Evans), Detroit, amicus curiae for Michigan Health and Hospital Association.
The Fishman Group (by Steven J. Fishman and Thomas A. Pinch), Bloomfield Hills, amicus curiae for Michigan Chamber of Commerce and Michigan Restaurant Association.
Amberg, McNenly, Firestone & Lee, P.C. (by Joseph H. Firestone), Southfield, for amicus curiae Michigan Education Association.
Clark Hill, P.L.C. (by Duane L. Tarnacki, Rachelle G. Silberberg, and Lira A. Johnson), Detroit, amicus curiae for Michigan Manufacturers Association.
Diane M. Soubly, Deputy General Counsel, Litigation, Comerica Incorporated, Detroit, amicus curiae for American Society of Employers.
Supreme Court of Michigan.
MARKMAN, J.
We granted leave to consider whether the Court of Appeals properly held an employer vicariously liable under the Civil Rights Act (CRA), M.C.L. § 37.2101 et seq; MSA 3.548(101) et seq., for sexual harassment by a supervisory employee against a subordinate employee. A divided Court of Appeals panel affirmed the judgment on a jury verdict returned in plaintiff's favor. The majority utilized vicarious liability principles articulated in...
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