Sexual Harassment

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In Pesce v. Mendes & Mount, LLP et al, 2020 WL 7028641 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 30, 2020), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. From the decision: Assessing the totality of the circumstances, and noting that the Second Circuit has “repeatedly cautioned against setting the bar too…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Against Mendes & Mount Survives Dismissal
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In Altman v. Salem Media of N.Y., LLC, 2020 NY Slip Op 06697 (App. Div. 1st Dept. Nov. 17, 2020), a discrimination/sexual harassment case, the court unanimously affirmed the lower court’s decision granting defendants’ motion to compel arbitration. This case turns on the application of New York Civil Practice Law and Rules 7515, which (in…

Read More Arbitration Compelled in Sexual Harassment Case; Employment Agreement Predated CPLR 7515’s Enactment
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In Mozzachio v. Schanzer, No. 2018-12385, 521309/17, 2020 N.Y. Slip Op. 06522, 2020 WL 6601906 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., Nov. 12, 2020) – a sexual harassment case – the court, inter alia, held that an arbitration agreement was enforceable by the defendant. In this case, the plaintiff alleges claims of sexual harassment and hostile work environment,…

Read More Sexual Harassment Plaintiff Bound by Arbitration Agreement, Court Holds
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In Tese-Milner v. ATCO Properties & Management, Inc., No. 113902/2007, 2020 WL 6591380 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Nov. 10, 2020), a sex discrimination case, the court, inter alia, upheld a jury verdict of $700,000 in emotional distress/pain and suffering damages. In rendering its decision, the court outlined the evidence relating to the merits,…

Read More Court Upholds $700k Emotional Distress Damages Jury Verdict in Sex Discrimination Case
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In Legg v. Ulster County, 2020 WL 6325857 (2d Cir. Oct. 29, 2020), the court, inter alia, affirmed the lower court’s denial of defendant’s post-verdict motion for judgment as a matter of law (per Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(b)) on a female plaintiff officer’s hostile work environment/sexual harassment claim under Title VII of the…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Verdict Upheld
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In Antoine v. Brooklyn Maids 26, Inc. et al, 19-cv-5676, 2020 WL 5752186 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 26, 2020), the court, inter alia, awarded a sexual harassment plaintiff $375,000 in punitive damages (on default). This case involves shocking allegations of sexual harassment (which included, in the court’s description, conduct that was “tantamout to rape”). The reader is…

Read More $375,000 Punitive Damages Award to Sexual Harassment Plaintiff
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In Fuller v. UBER Technologies Inc., No. 150289/2020, 2020 WL 5801063 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 25, 2020), the court held that plaintiff’s claims of sexual harassment were subject to arbitration. From the decision: Plaintiff’s primary argument for avoiding arbitration is that his dispute resolution agreement with Apex has a carve out for…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claims Against Uber Technologies et al Subject to Arbitration, Court Holds
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In Antoine v. Brooklyn Maids 26, Inc. et al, 19-cv-5676, 2020 WL 5752186 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 26, 2020), the court, inter alia, awarded a sexual harassment plaintiff $200,000 in emotional distress damages (on default). This case involves shocking allegations of harassment, including on one occasion conduct that the court described as “tantamount to rape.” As to…

Read More $200,000 Emotional Distress Award in Sexual Harassment Case Against Brooklyn Maids 26, Inc. and Individual Defendant
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In Antoine v. Brooklyn Maids 26, Inc. et al, 19-cv-5676, 2020 WL 5752186 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 26, 2020), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged hostile work environment sexual harassment against defendants, and therefore granted plaintiff’s motion for a default judgment. From the decision: Plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim hinges primarily on two incidents.…

Read More Sexual Harassment/Hostile Work Environment Claim Sufficiently Alleged Against Brooklyn Maids 26, Inc. and Individual Defendant
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