D Motion to Dismiss Denied (Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment)

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In Bruce v. Adams and Reese, LLP, Case No. 3:24-cv-00875, 2025 WL 611071 (M.D.Tenn. Feb. 25, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After summarizing the black-letter law, the court applied it to…

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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…

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In Puris v. TikTok Inc., 24cv944 (DLC), 2025 WL 343905 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 30, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment (sexual harassment) claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights…

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In Ciotti v. City of New York et al, 23 Civ. 10279 (ER), 2025 WL 308022 (S.D.N.Y. January 27, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. After summarizing the black-letter…

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In Woo v. The City of New York, No. 161109/2022, 2025 WL 65869 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 8, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s quid pro quo and hostile work environment sexual harassment claims. From the decision: The issue in a quid pro quo sexual harassment case brought…

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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 a sex-based hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Most of Ms. Sfanos’s sex-related allegations amount to inappropriate comments of…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal; Allegations Include Sexual Comments and a “Humping Gesture”
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In Santay v. Ice House LLC, Civil Action No. 24-cv-11583-ADB, 2024 WL 4804967 (D.Mass. Nov. 15, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. From the decision: The elements of a claim for hostile work environment under Title VII or Chapter 151B are that (1) the…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Contentions Include Sexual Comments, Touching, and Showing Photos and Videos of Genitalia
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In Conlan v. Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. and Charles Bruce Stark, 2024 WL 4792112 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 13, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law. The court summarized the facts, in part, as follows: Shortly after Plaintiff began…

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In Clincy v. Packaging Corporation of America, No. 3:23-CV-547-CWR-LGI, 2024 WL 4311511 (S.D.Miss. Sept. 26, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s sexual harassment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Generally speaking, there are two types of sexual harassment claims…

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In Bray v. Rhythm Management Group, LLC, 2024 Wl 4278989 (D. Md. Sept. 24, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. From the decision: Defendants assert that Bray’s allegations do not describe conduct sufficiently “severe or pervasive” to alter the conditions of her employment and…

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