# 00356374, Maureen Murphy v. Education Management Corp. et al. filed 8/27/09

Defendant’s Attorney: Joshua B. Wagner

Verdict: Defense                                                      Dept. 42, Hon. Henry J. Walsh

Plaintiff began her at-will employment with Defendant in 1996 in sales and customer service, eventually rising to the level of supervisor, including work in marketing, training new managers, and new products evaluation.  In mid-2009, Defendant company restructured, eliminating the supervisory position held by Plaintiff and giving her the position of customer service representative.  At or about the time of the restructuring, Plaintiff complained of being harassed by a new fellow employee, and a human resources investigation revealed that the employee had made counterproductive remarks found to be unprofessional and inappropriate under company policy, though no harassment was found.  At this same time, Defendant company terminated Plaintiff because she did not want to transition to her new position as customer sales representative without her former title of supervisor.   Plaintiff filed suit for wrongful termination, harassment, retaliation and breach of good faith and fair dealing.  Jury found for Defendants.  Defendants requested costs of $11,406.47.

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