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Download NowAs a result, Lyle filed a sexual harassment suit against the writers and Warner
Brothers, which produced the show. Lyle charged that the behavior created a
hostile work environment. Warner Bros., however, argued that the conduct in
the writers' room didn't violate the sexual harassment laws because
it was necessary to the creative process of developing episodes for the show
and amounted to protected speech. The company also contended that the conduct
wasn't severe or pervasive enough to amount to illegal harassment.
After a California appeals court in 2004 sided with Lyle, giving her the green
light to take her case to a jury, Warner Bros. appealed to the California Supreme
Court. The high court's decision in the case is expected in mid-May.