In July 1999, the Dallas District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Red River Beverage Company, doing business as Cowboys Red River Dance Hall and Saloon, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant demoted the charging party, a female employee, and subjected her to a hostile working environment due to her sex and pregnancy, and eventual terminated her following her opposition to these practices. The complainant intervened in the lawsuit in September 1999. After an unsuccessful motion for summary judgment by the defendant in September 2000, the case was tried by a jury in August 2002 with the jury returning a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. The court entered judgment for the plaintiff at the end of August 2002, and again in March 2003 following several motions to amend the judgment by all parties. The defendant and intervenor plaintiff made appeals to the Fifth Circuit following the jury's decision, in March and April 2003 respectively, but jointly moved to dismiss them in May 2003. The jury verdict required the defendant to pay $155,000; the last Order made by the District Court appears to require the defendant to pay $50,000 in damages to the complainant and at least $33,220 fees plus costs.

David Friedman - 10/19/2007


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