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KAREN POTTER v. YAPP USA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on May 22, 2020

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Stephen C. Crofford and Mary Ann Parker, Brentwood, Tennessee, for the appellant, Karen Potter.

Attorneys 2: Timothy K. Garrett and Kimberly S. Veirs, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Yapp USA Automotive Systems, Inc.

Judge(s): BENNETT

An employee filed and settled a workers’ compensation claim against her employer for injuries sustained in an assault. The employee then filed a complaint under the Tennessee Human Rights Act (“THRA”), Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-21-101 to -702, alleging that the assault, in conjunction with a previous incident, constituted sexual harassment that created a hostile work environment. The trial court granted summary judgment for the employer, and the employee appealed. We affirm the trial court’s decision.

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