BB&K Partners Howard Golds and John Higginbotham represented the City of Victorville in Jane Stroup v. City of Victorville, et al. The case involved claims by a female employee that she was harassed, subjected to a hostile work environment by her allegedly boorish supervisor, and discriminated and retaliated against based on her gender and her alleged whistle-blowing activity. BB&K prevailed on summary judgment by convincing the court that plaintiff’s claims were without merit and that the City had legitimate reasons for its actions, unrelated to plaintiff’s gender or alleged whistle-blowing. Plaintiff appealed and the Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment in its entirety.