Colorado State University wins retaliation lawsuit brought by ex-prof

A jury took just over two hours to rule CSU did not violate the law in its dealings with a former professor who sued for retaliation after she complained she was sexually harassed.

The jury of two women and four men unanimously ruled computer science professor Christina Boucher engaged in protected action when she complained about sexual harassment and the culture for women in the computer sciences department and filed a complaint with the university’s Office of Equal Opportunity.

But it found Boucher suffered no adverse actions because of it and awarded no damages. Boucher was seeking more than $500,000 in damages for the emotional distress she said she suffered because of CSU’s action.

Boucher, who now teaches at the University of Florida, was not in the Larimer County District Courtroom when the verdict was read just before 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Read more: https://www.coloradoan.com/story/money/2018/08/28/ex-colorado-state-university-professor-christina-boucher-loses-retaliation-suit/1127563002/