Opinion ID: 160203
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Text: 1 Professional Bank (ProBank) appeals from a jury verdict and resulting judgment finding it liable for damages under Title VII for the sexual harassment of Rhonda Mallinson-Montague and Jessica Rotola (the Plaintiffs) by James Pocrnick, the Plaintiffs' supervisor during their employ at ProBank. On appeal, ProBank asserts as follows: (1) it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law under the affirmative defense set forth by the Supreme Court in Burlington Industries v. Ellerth, 118 S. Ct. 2257 (1998) and Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 118 S. Ct. 2275 (1998); (2) the district court erred in instructing the jury that Pocrnick was the alter ego of ProBank; and (3) the district court erred in awarding attorney's fees to the Plaintiffs. On cross-appeal, the Plaintiffs assert the district court erred in concluding that they were not entitled to either front or back pay because the jury found against them on their constructive discharge claims. Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b), this court affirms the district court in all respects.