Brown & Curry wins $1.5 million award for student sexual harassment victim.

A jury awarded a family of a Kansas City, Mo., girl $950,000 in damages for sexual harassment and battery and the court awarded an additional $554,000 in attorneys fees.  The plaintiff "D.W.", who was an 11-year-old at the time, asserted that her middle-school teacher sexually harassed her in the classroom. Brown & Curry brought suit against both the school and the teacher, and the jury award found in favor of the plaintiff on her claims against both defendants.  Brown & Curry is proud of D.W. and the courage she showed.Media coverage of the verdict can be found here:https://www.kcur.org/education/2023-01-09/kansas-city-charter-school-hogan-prep-sexual-harassment-assault-11-year-old-middle-school-1-million?fbclid=IwAR3UThO2ev45RKN7cm0U5KZDiqmtDB972oshA1NtYpfgYOFRlYDQ10ePjKE