White Woman Married to Black Co-Worker Failed to Prove Race Bias, Court Decides

Reversing a jury verdict, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Feb. 10 ruled that a white woman married to a black co-worker who claimed race discrimination, harassment, and a retaliation following an incident in which a white co-worker uttered racial slurs has no claim under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (Robinson v. Cavalry Portfolio Servs. LLC).

Following an April 2007 trial in federal district court, the jury found plaintiff KaRon Robinson’s former employer, Cavalry Portfolio Services, liable under Title VII for race discrimination, racial harassment, and retaliation. The district court earlier had dismissed ...