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Lightner v. Inlivian et al

  1. March 03, 2026

    Housing Worker Blocked From Reinstating Claims After Trial

    A former coordinator for Charlotte's public housing authority can't reinstate retaliation and punitive damages claims that were thrown out before her hostile work environment trial, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, saying that the motion was misguided and that she could have uncovered the supposedly new evidence beforehand.

  2. February 26, 2026

    NC Judge 'Outraged' At Charlotte Housing Authority After Trial

    A North Carolina federal judge on Thursday said he was "outraged" at Charlotte's public housing authority for seemingly operating without regard for federal regulations, according to testimony he heard during a hostile work environment trial last year.

  3. November 13, 2025

    Housing Authority Pans 'Confusing' Bid To Revive Bias Claims

    The public housing authority in Charlotte, North Carolina, has called a former coordinator's attempt to revive long-dismissed claims in her hostile work environment case that already went to trial "confusing" and "frivolous," saying the court should dismiss her request outright.

  4. October 29, 2025

    Trial Evidence Backs Tossed Claims, Ex-Housing Worker Says

    A former coordinator for the public housing authority in Charlotte, North Carolina, who won a $2.34 million verdict against her one-time employer for negligently retaining a supervisor who created a hostile work environment is looking to revive a host of claims that a federal judge threw out before the trial.

  5. October 21, 2025

    Ex-Housing Worker Defends $2.3M Hostile Workplace Verdict

    A former homeownership coordinator for the public housing authority in Charlotte, North Carolina, has urged a federal judge to let stand her $2.3 million hostile work environment verdict, saying there was more than enough evidence at trial to support the jury's decision.

  6. October 07, 2025

    NC Housing Authority Fights $2.3M Hostile Workplace Verdict

    The public housing authority in Charlotte, North Carolina, said a jury should never have heard evidence about alleged discrimination in one of its programs during a former coordinator's hostile work environment trial, telling a federal judge to reverse the $2.3 million verdict or order a new trial.

  7. August 25, 2025

    Jury Awards Ex-Housing Worker $2.3M In Hostile Workplace Suit

    A federal jury on Monday awarded a former homeownership coordinator at the public housing authority in Charlotte, North Carolina, more than $2 million in damages in her suit claiming she was subject to a hostile work environment after she reported concerns that the agency was discriminating against elderly and disabled veterans and other housing applicants.

  8. August 22, 2025

    Housing Supervisor Rebuts Ex-Employee's Retaliation Claim

    A former supervisor at the public housing authority in Charlotte, North Carolina, facing accusations of retaliation and creating a hostile work environment told jurors Friday that she never singled out a coordinator for punishment or had any inkling of discrimination within the organization that would rise to the level of violating federal housing laws.

  9. August 19, 2025

    Expert Chides Charlotte Housing Authority Over Missing Docs

    An expert witness turned the tables on the attorney questioning her Tuesday during a former public housing authority coordinator's hostile work environment and retaliation trial in North Carolina after defense counsel questioned how she could accurately opine on the authority's operations without having seen key documents, saying it wasn't because she didn't ask for them.

  10. August 11, 2025

    Charlotte Housing Authority Seeks To Split Bias Trial In Two

    Charlotte's public housing authority Inlivian asked a North Carolina federal judge Monday to divvy up a former coordinator's upcoming workplace retaliation and discrimination trial into two parts so punitive damages are resolved separately.