A federal judge in Georgia has thrown out race discrimination claims by a former manager at one one of Paula Deen's restaurants. Last year, Lisa Jackson sued Paula Deen and her brother, Bubba Hiers, saying she was subjected to sexual harassment and racist attitudes during the five years she worked at their restaurant, Uncle Bubba's Seafood and Oyster House in Savannah.
But U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore Jr. in his ruling on the case yesterday said that Lisa Jackson, who is white, has no standing to sue them for race discrimination. The ruling leaves intact Jackson's sexual harassment claims.
The unfortunate thing is that the lawsuit against Paula Deen had caused her to lose a big slice of her culinary empire. The Food Network and other business partners, including her book publishers, had dropped Paula Deen after she acknowledged using racial slurs in the past during questioning by Jackson's lawyers.
H/T - People
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