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In Kutagula v. Matterport, Inc., No. 25-CV-05383-NC, 2026 WL 478343 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 19, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to compel arbitration, finding that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) did not apply. From the decision: Plaintiff’s allegations, while concerning if true and may describe sex…

Read More Allegations, While Concerning, Did Not Amount to Sexual Harassment Triggering EFAA Protection From Arbitration
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In Mofrad v. United Parcel Service, Inc., Case No. 23-cv-01899-AMO, 2025 WL 2308492 (N.D.Cal. Aug. 11, 2025), the court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of sexual harassment under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”). This decision is interesting, in that it arises from a scenario involving allegations by a male…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claim, Arising From Alleged Harassment of Male by Female Subordinate, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Ding v. Structure Therapeutics, Inc. et al, Case No. 24-cv-01368-JSC, 2025 WL 405699 (N.D.Cal. Feb. 5, 2025), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff plausibly stated a claim for hostile work environment sexual harassment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, and therefore, denied defendants’ motion to compel arbitration, since plaintiff’s…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims Sufficiently Alleged; Allegations Included Sexist Comments About “Aggressiveness” and Belittling Domestic Violence Experience
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In Reaud v. Facebook Inc., Case No. 23-cv-06329-AMO, 2024 WL 4126066 (N.D.Cal. Sept. 9, 2024), the court dismissed, with prejudice, plaintiff’s claims of sexual harassment and intentional infliction of emotional distress based on “pornographic” advertisements he saw on his Facebook page. Initially, the court dismissed plaintiff’s claims asserted under a “sexual harassment” theory: Plaintiff alleges…

Read More Citing Section 230, Court Dismisses Suit Against Facebook Arising From Alleged “Pornographic” Advertisements
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