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In Regis v. Noem, Civil Action No. 24-2405 (SLS), 2025 WL 1580808 (D.D.C. June 4, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint alleging age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). Plaintiff, a 59 year-old former fingerprint specialist at the United States Secret Service, alleged that defendant subjected…

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In Russo v. Tuttnauer USA Company Limited et al, 21-cv-1720 (JMA)(AYS), 2025 WL 1604063 (E.D.N.Y. June 6, 2025), the court granted defendants’ motion for remittitur as to the jury’s award of $2.5 million for compensatory damages on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. The court explained, and applied, the law as follows: Under applicable New York…

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In Russo v. Tuttnauer USA Company Limited et al, 21-cv-1720 (JMA)(AYS), 2025 WL 1604063 (E.D.N.Y. June 6, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for judgment as a matter of law, under Federal Rule of Procedure 50, on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act…

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In Kukreja v. Scientific Systems Company et al, 24-CV-1364 (SFR), 2025 WL 1549071 (D.Conn. May 30, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s disability-based hostile work environment claim asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In sum, plaintiff alleged that he incurred injuries while on a work trip, and that (for…

Read More Citing Timely Termination, Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In Wallace v. Cheng, No. 159691/2023, 2025 WL 1116760 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 10, 2025), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: By decision and order dated May 12, 2022, the federal district…

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In Krstovska v. Staunton Financial, Inc., Case No. 24-12903, 2025 WL 1524456 (E.D.Mich. May 27, 2025), the court, inter alia, the court dismissed plaintiff’s claims of hostile work environment and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, on the ground that plaintiff failed to exhaust her administrative remedies. From the decision:…

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In Fields v. Louis DeJoy, in his official capacity as Postmaster General of the United States, Case No.: 7:24-cv-01182-RDP, 2025 WL 1436563 (N.D.Ala. May 19, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision:…

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In Lobosco v. City of New York, No. 152196/2024, 2025 WL 1446815 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 20, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s discrimination and hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In her complaint, plaintiff “details a pervasive…

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In Bookhart, Tyrell v. Tri-County Opportunities Industrialization Centers, Inc., No. 1:25-cv-00334, 2025 WL 1439574 (M.D.Pa. May 19, 2025), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint alleging hostile work environment sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: As an initial matter, the Court finds that Plaintiff…

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In Norris v. Frito-Lay, Inc., CIVIL ACTION No. 24-4023-KHV, 2025 WL 1423583 (D.Kan. May 16, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim, asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Here, plaintiff has presented evidence that (1)…

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