UCI student/employee in neuroscience lab claims sexual harassment by professor. $8.6M. Orange County.
Summary
UCI student/employee who worked in neuroscience lab alleges professor engaged in sexual harassment and then retaliation after she resigned and filed harassment complaint. Plaintiff alleges university's investigation was cursory and deficient. Defendant professor claims relationship was platonic.
The Case
- Court and Case Number: Orange County Superior Court / 30-2021-01216976-CU-WT-CJC
- Type of Case: Employment, Highlighted Verdicts, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination
- Type of Result: Jury Verdict
The Attorneys
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Attorney for the Plaintiff:
Call & Jensen, PC by David R. Sudgen, Newport Beach.
Chackel Law, PC by Geoffrey C. Chackel, San Diego.
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Attorney for the Defendant:
Sanders Roberts, LLP by Reginald R. Roberts, Jr., Jessica Covington, Tara Kearns, Los Angeles. (For The Regents of the University of California.)
Kathleen Rager & Associates by Kathleen Rager, Irvine. (For John Guzowski.)