On September 15, 2008, Liskow & Lewis lawyers Tommy McGoey and Kindall James won summary judgment for a refining client in a Title VII same-sex, hostile work environment harassment and retaliation case. The plaintiff alleged that she had been sexually harassed by a female co-worker over a two-year period, had gotten no relief from her employer despite complaining about the harassment numerous times, and was constructively discharged because of her complaints. McGoey and James demonstrated that the plaintiff's complaints never indicated any sexual component to the harassment, and they persuaded Judge Carl Barbier of the Eastern District of Louisiana that the harassment was not "because of sex" as required by Title VII. The Liskow & Lewis team also established that the plaintiff had not sustained an "adverse action," as defined by the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Burlington Northern v. White, because of her complaints about the co-worker’s conduct. By obtaining summary judgment, McGoey and James saved the firm's client the expense and significant management distraction of a trial and eliminated the risk of an unpredictable jury verdict.