Dorame

FACTS

R2W alleges Dorame sued it for sexual harassment, sexual discrimination, wrongful termination, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, but does include a citation to the record. The complaint against Dorame’s former employer, R2W, is not in the appellate record. The only facts in the record cited by R2W are that Dorame made an in limine motion to preclude R2W from referencing Dorame’s receipt of unemployment benefits, the court granted the motion, one question put to Dorame on direct examination by her counsel and her answer, the jury awarded Dorame judgment in her favor, and the court denied R2W’s motion for a new trial based on its inability to cross-examine Dorame about receipt of unemployment benefits. The question and answer are as

2 follows: “Q. . . . This is about two—two and quarter years after your termination. Okay. So how had you been—how had you been surviving economically up to that period of time? [¶] A. Well, with the money I had put aside because I was making pretty good money when I was working for R2W, I was able to use that as my savings. So I got into that and then my mom and dad also helped me.” II

DISCUSSION

R2W argues the trial court…