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In Carlton v. Nat’l Debt Relief LLC, No. 2:26-CV-00944 (WJM), 2026 WL 1430099 (D.N.J. May 21, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to compel arbitration, rejecting plaintiff’s claim that her sex discrimination, retaliation, and any related claims are exempt from mandatory arbitration by the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment…

Read More Arbitration of Sex Discrimination Claim Compelled; Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 Held Inapplicable
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In Hamlin v. 1 Tyger LLC, No. 659803/2025, 2026 WL 1365454 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 11, 2026), the court granted the defendant’s motion to compel arbitration of his employment discrimination claims. From the decision: CPLR § 7503(a) provides that a party may move for an order staying an action and compelling arbitration. If there is…

Read More Employment Discrimination Claims Subject to Arbitration, Court Rules
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In White v. Harvard Security, LLC, No. 25-CV-0622, 2026 WL 1413549 (E.D. Pa. May 19, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Title VII provides in relevant part that, “it shall be…

Read More Title VII Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed
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In Sylvester v. Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College Board of Supervisors, No. 6:24-CV-01114, 2026 WL 1389854 (W.D. La. May 18, 2026), the court, inter alia, 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. From the decision:…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Dismissed; Single Incident Was Insufficiently “Severe”
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In Magassouba v. Prince George’s County, Maryland et al, No. 8:23-CV-00767-TJS, 2026 WL 1396051 (D. Md. May 19, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for judgment, renewed motion for judgment, or in the alternative, motion for a new trial, following a jury verdict in plaintiff’s favor on his retaliation claim under Title VII…

Read More Court Upholds Jury Verdict for Plaintiff on Retaliatory Hostile Work Environment Claim
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In Brown v. CBS News, Inc., No. 152570/2025, 2026 WL 1348982 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 10, 2026), the court, inter alia, summarized and applied the law governing the geographic applicability of the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. It summarized the black-letter law as follows: The NYSHRL and NYCHRL each separately prohibit employment…

Read More Court Dismisses NYS and NYC Human Rights Law Claims on Subject Matter Jurisdiction Grounds; Relevant Conduct Occurred Outside New York
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In Davis v. Wawa, No. 25-2550, 2026 WL 1298513 (3d Cir. May 12, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a lower court’s order granting summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment. From the decision: To establish a hostile work environment claim based on sexual harassment, a…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Dismissal Affirmed; Single Touching Incident Insufficient
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For decades, New York civil litigators operating under the Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) relied on a familiar playbook: When a client was sued, defense counsel often took a, let’s say, “patient” approach to third-party practice by engaging in often lengthy, time-consuming discovery to fully clarify fault before bringing in (impleading) other parties, such…

Read More New York’s New Avoiding Vexatious Overuse of Impleading to Delay (AVOID) Act Streamlines Third-Party Practice
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