$10,000 each. However, the judgment was appealed and reversed by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on December 5, 1997. A new jury trial on damages was ordered. Settlement On December 23, 1998, just before the trial was set to begin, fifteen women settled with Eveleth Mines for a total of $3.5 million. One of the original plaintiffs, Pat Kosmach, died partway through the case, on November 7, 1994. The case was documented in the 2002 book Class Action and a 2005 fictionalized film version, North Country. See also Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story movie about Ellison v. Brady which set the "reasonable woman" precedent in sexual harassment law Hostile work environment List of class action lawsuits Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services Oglebay Norton Corporation References Notes U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals case documents Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law (2003) shlyuha External links Class Action: What Happens When Employers Refuse To Remedy Sexual Harassment, plus interviews 1988 in Minnesota Business ethics cases Class action lawsuits Harassment case law History of labor relations in the United States Sexism Sexual harassment in the United States United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit cases United States employment discrimination case law 1988 in United States case law Women in Minnesota St. Louis County, Minnesota