Sexual Harassment

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In Quintinar v. New York State Office of the Attorney General et al, No. 160721/22, 2026 WL 1291362 (N.Y. App. Div. May 12, 2026), the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of, inter alia, sex discrimination and retaliation in violation of the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff…

Read More Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Claims, Arising From Alleged Sexual Assault at Political Fundraising Event, Survive Dismissal
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In Farmer v. Mizuho Securities USA LLC, No. 151348/24, 2026 WL 1291338 (N.Y. App. Div. May 12, 2026), the New York Appellate Division, First Department reversed the lower court’s decision, and reinstated plaintiff’s claims of gender discrimination and hostile work environment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff’s…

Read More Applying the Continuing Violation Doctrine, the First Department Reinstates NYS & NYC Human Rights Law Gender Discrimination and Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In Guardada v. Kiss Distribution Corp. et al, No. 25CV649 (EP) (JRA), 2026 WL 1078770 (D.N.J. Apr. 21, 2026), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliatory hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The Third Circuit recognizes, as a separate cause of…

Read More Title VII Retaliatory Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Kathy Breiding v. High Hopes Films, LLC et al, No. 152385/23, 2026 WL 1216946 (N.Y. App. Div. May 5, 2026), the court addressed plaintiff’s claims, under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, arising from an actor’s objection to a scripted kiss. From the decision: In 2009 and 2015, plaintiff played the…

Read More Gender Discrimination Claims, Arising From Refusal of Scripted Kiss, Survive Summary Judgment
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In Claybrook v. Freightliner of Arizona, LLC et al, No. 3:25-CV-00633, 2026 WL 1195852 (M.D. Tenn. May 1, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To succeed on a hostile…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal; Racial Harassment Allegations Deemed Pertinent to Pervasiveness
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In Rivkind v. Oracle America, Inc., No. CV 25-172, 2026 WL 1082138 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 21, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Count III asserts a sex-based hostile work environment claim…

Read More Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Allegations of Being “Targeted” and “Belittled” Insufficient
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In a recent case, Jane Doe v. Leon Black, No. 23-CV-6418 (JGLC), 2026 WL 1102540 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 23, 2026), a case arising under the New York City Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law, the court considered and imposed sanctions against plaintiff and her counsel. Among other things, the court found that plaintiff’s counsel “lied repeatedly…

Read More Deletion of Twitter Account Gives Rise to Spoliation Sanctions in Lawsuit Against Leon Black
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In Edwards v. Parallel Products of Florida, LLC, No. 8:25-CV-02399-AAS, 2026 WL 1026865 (M.D. Fla. Apr. 16, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court evaluated each of the factors bearing…

Read More Sexual Harassment Sufficiently Alleged; Plaintiff Contended They Were Subject to Routine Slapping on Genitals and Crude Remarks
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In Strozier v. Winn-Dixie, No. 7:24-CV-1452-EGL, 2026 WL 907084 (N.D. Ala. Apr. 2, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Title VII prohibits hostile work environment sexual harassment. To establish…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Alleged “Offensive and Annoying” Conduct Was Not Sufficiently “Severe or Pervasive”
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In O’Donnell v. Magazzino Italian Art Foundation et al, No. 25-CV-2918 (JGLC), 2026 WL 880646 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2026), the court – applying the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (“EFAA”) – denied defendants’ motion to compel arbitration and stay the action. In sum, plaintiff asserts retaliation claims under Title…

Read More Applying EFAA, Court Denies Motion to Compel Arbitration of Male Plaintiff’s Retaliation Claims Arising From Complaints About Treatment of Women
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