Sexual Harassment

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In Breiding v. High Hopes Films, LLC, No. 152385/2023, 2024 WL 144966 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 12, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of sex discrimination and sexual harassment under the New York State and New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: It is…

Read More Sexual Harassment, Sex Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal Against High Hopes Films, LLC, Court Rules
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In Herskowitz v State, No. 1226, 153247/22, 2023-00700, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 06808, 2023 WL 8939015 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Dec. 28, 2023), the NY Appellate Division, First Department, reinstated the plaintiff’s claim of retaliation asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law. The court summarized the black-letter law as follows: In order to state…

Read More Court Revives Retaliation Claim Arising Out of Corroboration of Sexual Harassment Against Former Governor Cuomo
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In Sherman-Harris-Golson v. Forest Park Municipal Authority, Case No. CIV-21-466-F, 2023 WL 8704736 (W.D.Okla. Dec. 15, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As to the issue of whether the alleged…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim, Arising From Sexual Assault, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Crawford v. David Ratner, No. 952052/2023, 2023 WL 8810507 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Dec. 20, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims – arising from a series of alleged sexual assaults, sexual harassment and retaliatory conduct between 2010 and 2011 by the defendant – under the…

Read More Adult Survivors Act (ASA) Revives NYC Human Rights Law Claims, in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Arising From 2010-2011 Conduct, Court Rules
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In Smyth v. City of New York, No. 157294/2017, 2023 WL 8478880 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Dec. 07, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on his claim of discrimination based on his perceived sexual orientation in violation of the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). From the…

Read More Discrimination Claim, Based on Perceived Sexual Orientation, Survives Summary Judgment Against the City of New York
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In Dalton, Tamika v. Sweet Honey Tea, Inc. and Darrell DeShazer, No. 23 CV 01793, 2023 WL 8281524 (N.D.Ill. Nov. 30, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and local (state) law. From the…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Unwanted Sexual Advances Leading to Constructive Discharge
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In Roper, Kamala v. The City of New York, Frantz Souffrant, Joseph Antonio, No. 528198/2022, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 51299(U), 2023 WL 8247927 (Sup Ct, Nov. 28, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. After…

Read More NYPD Officer’s Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal Under the NYS and NYC Human Rights Laws
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In Kennedy v. Intraspectrum Counseling, Ltd., No. 22-cv-05204, 2023 WL 6879485 (N.D.Ill. October 18, 2023), the court denied plaintiff’s motion to dismiss defendant’s counterclaims for breach of contract and conversion – which it alleged in response to plaintiff’s complaint alleging retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum,…

Read More Employer’s Counterclaims Against Employee, in Title VII Sexual Harassment / Retaliation Suit, Survive Dismissal
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In Ashmore v. Ohio Department of Transportation, Case No. 3:20-cv-499, 2023 WL 6880380 (S.D.Ohio Oct. 18, 2023), the court granted 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. In finding that the alleged harassment was not “severe or pervasive,”…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Gender-Related Jokes, Occasional Teasing, and One Buttocks-Grabbing Incident Held Insufficient
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In Cornelius v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Civil Action No. 23-01858 (SDW) (AME), 2023 WL 6876925 (D.N.J. October 18, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA) did not excuse plaintiff’s claims from arbitration in the first instance. This decision illustrates, among other…

Read More Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA) Did Not Bar Arbitration; Sex Discrimination, But Not Sexual Harassment, Not Alleged
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