Sexual Harassment

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In Egan v. Ballantyne Country Club, No. 3:25-CV-00373-KDB-DCK, 2026 WL 377867 (W.D.N.C. Feb. 11, 2026), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claim of quid pro quo sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In her next claim, Egan alleges that BCC violated Title VII when Dougherty made…

Read More Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Court Cites Failure to Allege Exercise of Authority to Alter Term or Condition of Employment
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In Ward v. District of Columbia, No. 24-2806 (RBW), 2026 WL 377518 (D.D.C. Feb. 11, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a hostile work environment sexual harassment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The Court concludes that at this early stage of the…

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In Swanson v. Dr. Don Chapman, DDS, PLLC, No. CV 24-1622, 2026 WL 318971 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 6, 2026), a sexual harassment case, the court denied defendants’ motion in limine to exclude two instances of alleged sexual misconduct. The court held that the evidence was relevant under Federal Rule of Evidence 401, and not subject to…

Read More Motions in Limine Denied; Sexual Harassment Evidence Was Relevant and Not Unfairly Prejudicial
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In Palermo v. Luxor Staffing, Inc., No. 3:25-CV-00499, 2026 WL 300771 (M.D. Tenn. Feb. 4, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court summarized the following allegations from plaintiff’s complaint: 19. The harassment was both…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal; Allegations Included Physical Assault and Verbal Harassment
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In Santana v. Telemundo Network Group, LLC et al, No. 22-13879, 2026 WL 180272 (11th Cir. Jan. 22, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that summary judgment was improper on plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim under, e.g., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Santana presented…

Read More Eleventh Circuit Revives Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim From Summary Judgment Dismissal
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In Petrie v. New York State Office of Mental Health Central New York Psychiatric Center, No. 6:22-CV-123 (ECC/ML), 2026 WL 161198 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 21, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision:…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment
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In Garcia v. ECPI Univ. LLC, No. 2:25-CV-245, 2026 WL 66749 (E.D. Va. Jan. 8, 2026), the court held that plaintiff alleged a “sexual harassment dispute” under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA), and thus denied defendant’s motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff’s claim under Title IX…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claim Stated Under Title IX; Motion to Compel Arbitration Denied Under EFAA
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In Panchumarthi v. Tech Mahindra, No. 4:24-CV-01017-SDJ-BD, 2025 WL 3687142 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 15, 2025), the court held that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) did not apply to plaintiff’s claims of discrimination (as opposed to sexual harassment). From the decision: Although the EFAA carves out some sex-discrimination claims,…

Read More Sexual Harassment Not Alleged; EFAA Did Not Apply to Sex Discrimination Claims
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In Lindsey v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., No. 23-CV-10166 (ALC)(SN), 2026 WL 63219 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 8, 2026), in which plaintiff alleges claims of hostile work environment, gender discrimination, sexual assault, and retaliation, the court ruled on defendant’s motion to compel plaintiff to produce documents in response to various discovery requests. One issue addressed by the…

Read More Court Denies Motion to Compel Disclosure of Romantic Relationships in Sexual Harassment Case
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In Vines v. Aron Sec. Inc., No. 156409/2025, 2025 WL 3231742 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Nov. 12, 2025), the court granted plaintiff’s motion for default judgment against the individual defendant on her claims of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation. This decision provides an instructive overview of what a plaintiff must demonstrate to secure a default…

Read More Court Grants Motion for Default Judgment on Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Retaliation Claims
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