The Tennessee Supreme Court issued an opinion today on a sexual harrasment lawsuit that rocked Middle Tennessee State University. The suit was brought by a MTSU employee against the university president Sidney McPhee.
The court found that MTSU should not have been granted a summary judgment in its defense against a sexual harassment discrimination claim against McPhee and the university brought by Tammie Allen. On that point, the TSC remanded the matter to Rutherford County Circuit Court, after reviewing the record of earlier litigation there and before the Tennessee Court of Appeals.
Simultaneously in its opinion issued today, the court ruled that McPhee did deserve a summary judgment regarding Allen's discrimination claim; and, that employer MTSU should have a summary judgment with respect to a retaliation claim filed by Allen.
The litigation began in 2003, after Allen, a member of McPhee's personal administrative staff, filed a sexual harrassment complaint against McPhee, via the Tennessee Board of Regents.
The TSC opinion recounts in detail allegations related to comments and other behavior attributed to McPhee, Allen and those who investigated the matter, on campus. The TSC opinion is here.
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