Date: 08-12-2012

Case Style: Carmen Jean-Baptist v. District of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department

Case Number: 1:11-cv-01587-RCL

Judge: Royce C. Lamberth

Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Plaintiff's Attorney: Daniel E. Arciniegas, Abby Morrow Richardson, Jon C. Goldfarb, Herman N. Johnson, Jr. and Robert F. Childs, Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, LLC, Birmingham, Alabama

Gary T. Brown, Gary T. Brown & Associates, Washington, D.C.

Defendant's Attorney: Denise J. Baker, Alex Karpinski, Julie Steptoe Lee, Toni Michelle Jackson and David A. Jackson, Office of the Attorney General of District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.

Description: Carmen Jean-Baptiste, age 43, dued the District of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department on a civil rights violation theory claiming that he was sexually harassed and fired in retaliation for complaining about the sexual harassment. Plaintiff began working at the Takoma Aquatic Center in Northwest Washington for $13.50 per hour in 2006. She claimed that her supvisor, Rodney Weaver, began harassing her by asking her on dates. He also made inappropriate comments about her genitalia and made repeated sexual advances and commnets.

The defenses asserted by the Defendant are not available.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $3.5 million.

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