Lightner v. Inlivian et al

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. August 07, 2025

    Housing Authority Can't Slip Ex-Worker's Retaliation Lawsuit

    A North Carolina federal judge has refused to end a discrimination suit against Charlotte's public housing authority Inlivian, finding that several material disputes remain about whether an ex-worker faced retaliation after whistleblowing.

  6. May 02, 2025

    NC Public Housing Agency Denies Bias Suit Has Legal Backing

    A Charlotte public housing authority and one of its supervisors asked a North Carolina federal judge to rule in their favor ahead of trial over discrimination and retaliation claims brought by one of the authority's former coordinators, arguing the woman's allegations have no legal basis.

  7. February 21, 2025

    City Housing Agency Supervisor To Face Some Claims In Bias Suit

    A North Carolina federal judge on Friday trimmed portions of a workplace retaliation and discrimination suit by a former Charlotte public housing authority coordinator, concluding that most of her punitive damage claims are barred by official immunity but that she can still pursue her ex-supervisor as an individual.

  8. December 03, 2024

    Charlotte Housing Authority Wants Out Of Retaliation Suit

    The public housing authority of Charlotte, North Carolina, has struck back against a former coordinator's retaliation and discrimination suit, arguing in North Carolina federal court that the suit should be tossed because there's an "extreme lack of non-conclusory facts" backing its claims.

  9. December 11, 2023

    Suit Accuses Charlotte Housing Authority Of Race, Age Bias

    A former coordinator for Charlotte, North Carolina's public housing authority alleged in a Tarheel State federal court that her supervisor forced her to neglect certain applications and prioritize those affiliated with her supervisor's associates while overseeing a program that usually aids minorities and the elderly with homeownership.