Plaintiff alleged that defendants Halliburton Company, Kellogg Brown & Root Services Corporation, Inc., KBR Technical Services, Inc., Service Employees International Inc. and the United States of America created, tolerated, and/or fostered a sexually-hostile work environment that produced an atmosphere conducive to her exploitation as a woman. Plaintiff further alleged that Ali Mokhtare, a State Department employee, assaulted and attempted to rape her, and that her direct supervisor harassed her to exchange sexual favors for favorable living and working conditions in a quid-pro-quo manner following the Ali Mokhtare attack.