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In Swanson v. Chapman, No. CV 24-1622, 2025 WL 3153389 (W.D. Pa. Nov. 12, 2025), the court denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of retaliation asserted under Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: To establish a prima facie case of retaliation under Title VII, a plaintiff must…

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In Leavines, Isabella v. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Inc. and Lorenzo Duffey, Civil Action No. 2:24-932, 2025 WL 1635192 (W.D.Pa. June 10, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s quid pro quo sexual harassment claim asserted in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In Count II,…

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In Sfanos v. Cranberry Crossroads Dining Venture, LLC, 2:23-CV-1502, 2024 WL 4827171 (W.D.Pa. Nov. 19, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged an age-based hostile work environment claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). From the decision: Ms. Sfanos’s age-specific allegations are thinner, but they too are enough for now.…

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In Sparks v. Duane Devecka, 2:19-cv-1286, 2023 WL 4533680 (W.D.Pa. July 13, 2023) (J. Ranjan), the court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In this case, plaintiff alleged that she worked for the defendant for a…

Read More Title VII Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Alleged Groping Was “Severe” and “Pervasive”
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In Colavecchia v. South Side Area School District, 2023 WL 3043777 (W.D.Pa. April 21, 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. From the decision: Under the first prong, a court may conclude that sexual…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal; Allegations Included Repeated Sexual Comments
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