A former faculty member Tuesday filed suit in federal court charging Duquesne University and its law school with sexual harassment, gender discrimination, retaliation and breach of contract.
Alice L. Stewart charged that the actions were taken against her under the direction of Kenneth Gormley, dean of the law school.
In her complaint, Ms. Stewart said that in September 2006, she filed a complaint with the university alleging sexual harassment and a hostile work environment created by then-professor Gormley.
The university's compliance officer ruled in favor of Ms. Stewart in May 2007, but the university brought in outside counsel to reject the compliance officer's findings and recommendations.
Mr. Gormley became interim dean of the Duquesne Law School in December 2008 and was given the dean's job March 29, 2010.