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Verdict for Employee in California Sexual Harassment Case Affirmed Despite Inconsistent Testimony
Minor inconsistencies in witness testimony need not render a plaintiff-employee’s account of sexual harassment so “inherently improbable” as to require reversal of the jury’s verdict, the California Court of Appeal has held. The Court thus affirmed judgment in favor of the employee in a sexual harassment case.
Verdict In Favor Of Adult Video Store Employee Claiming Hostile Work Environment and Sexual Orientation Discrimination Affirmed.
In Briseno v. Diamond Video World Inc., 99 D.L.R. A-6 (Cal. Ct. App. 5/22/2002) (unpublished opinion), the California Court of Appeal affirmed the $10,608 jury verdict for sex harassment of a former employee of an adult video store and the $19,123 attorney's fee award.
