A federal judge today dismissed claims of racial discrimination made by a former employee of Savannah celebrity chef Paula Deen.
U.S. District Judge William T. Moore Jr., in a 20-page order filed today, ruled plaintiff Lisa Jackson did not allege she was the target of unlawful racial discrimination and did not suffer any adverse employment decision.
PDF: View U.S. District Judge William T. Moore Jr.’s ruling on the Paula Deen suit
“Her difficulties do not fall within the zone of interests sought to be protected by Title VII and cannot support a claim of racial discrimination under the statute,” Moore ruled.
The ruling removes the major allegations from Jackson’s suit against Deen, her brother, Earl “Bubba” Hiers Jr., and Uncle Bubba’s Seafood and Oyster House Inc. on Whitemarsh Island where Jackson worked as general manager for about five years.
It leaves other issues in the suit pending.
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