Sexual Harassment

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In Vargas v. The Vons Companies, Inc. et al, 2022 WL 17685801 (Cal.App. 2 Dist. Dec. 15, 2022) (unpublished), the court, inter alia, reversed the lower court’s order granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim, against her co-worker, under California’s Fair Housing and Employment Act (FEHA). From the decision: There is…

Read More Citing Repeated Verbal Harassment, Court Reverses Summary Judgment on Plaintiff’s Sexual Harassment Claim
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In Qorrolli v. Metropolitan Dental Associates, D.D.S. – 225 Broadway, P.C. et al, 18-cv-6836 (DLC), 2022 WL 17689836 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 15, 2022), the court granted the defendant’s motion for a new trial, primarily on the ground that the jury’s verdict was primarily based on hearsay (which, as one legal scholar has noted, is a “kind”…

Read More Citing Introduction of Hearsay, Court Orders New Trial in Sexual Harassment Case
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A recent decision, Ramroop v. Communications Workers of America Local 1182, No. 157047/2019, 2022 WL 17574009 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Dec. 08, 2022), illustrates how to impute liability for a sexually hostile work environment claim against a defendant – in this case, a union. From the decision: Local 1182 argues that a claim…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims Proceed Against Union
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In Bills v. WVNH Emp, LLC, 2022 WL 17365256 (S.D.W.Va. Dec. 1, 2022), the court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing her claim of wrongful termination asserted under the West Virginia Human Rights Act (WVHRA). From the decision: Unlike most wrongful termination cases, there is no dispute here as to why the Defendants terminated…

Read More Nursing Assistant’s Smacking Alleged Groping Patient’s Hands Was Not “Protected Activity” For Sexual Harassment / Retaliation Claim, Court Holds
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In Klymn v. Monroe County Supreme Court et al, 2022 WL 16950048 (W.D.N.Y. Nov. 15, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted against a former New York State Supreme Court Judge. As to the sufficiency of the allegations, the court explained: Lastly, having…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal Against Former Judge; Acts Dating Back to 2005 May be Considered
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In a recent case, Martino v. Chenel Capital, LLC et al, No. 154267/2022, 2022 WL 16743358 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Nov. 02, 2022), the court granted plaintiff’s motion for a default judgment against defendants. This decision provides some insight into the nuts-and-bolts of obtaining a default judgment, following the defendants’ failure to answer…

Read More Sexual Harassment Default Judgment Issued; Liability and Damages to be Determined at Inquest
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In Lintenich v. PFTN Columbia, LLC d/b/a Planet Fitness, Case No. 1:21-cv-00036, 2022 WL 14812633 (M.D.Tenn. October 25, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment. The evidence included the following messages sent to plaintiff (the last of which was a voice message):…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment Against Gym; Evidence Included Sexual Text and Voice Messages
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In Butler v. Ford Motor Company, 2022 WL 4448724 (N.D.Ill. Sept. 23, 2022), the court dismissed plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. In sum, plaintiff alleges that her co-worker yelled in her face, “You bitches on this line be tweaking!”. This decision teaches that not every utterance of an offensive, sex-based term will give…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Co-Worker’s One-Time Use of “Offensive and Odious” Term “Bitches” Deemed Insufficient by Court
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In Torres v. Pasco County, Florida, 2022 WL 7125207 (M.D.Fla. Oct. 12, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In this case, Plaintiff claims that she was subject to unwelcome sexual harassment through “cat calls.” However, Plaintiff offers…

Read More Sexual Harassment Complaint Dismissed; Alleged “Cat Calls” Insufficient
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In Lum v. Consolidated Edison Co. of N.Y., Inc., 2022 NY Slip Op 05594 (App. Div. 1st Dept. Oct. 6, 2022), the court modified a lower court order to reinstate plaintiff’s claims for national origin discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, and for sexual harassment under the New York City Human…

Read More National Origin, Sexual Harassment Claims Reinstated Against Con Edison
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