CHALOULT v. INTERSTATE BRANDS CORP.

No. 07-2694.

540 F.3d 64 (2008)

Bonnie CHALOULT, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. INTERSTATE BRANDS CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 28, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy D. Loranger with whom Nichols, Webb & Loranger, PA were on brief for appellant.

Robert W. Kline, for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, BOUDIN and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


LYNCH, Chief Judge.

Bonnie Chaloult sued her former employer, Interstate Brands Corporation ("IBC"), alleging she had suffered sexual harassment by her supervisor, Kevin Francoeur, in the six months before she quit her job. The district court entered summary judgment for the employer.

The issue on appeal turns on the affirmative defense available to employers when the harassment is by the plaintiff's supervisor.

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