FRCP 12(b)(6)

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In Haghnegahdar v. Old Dominion University, No. 2:25-CV-799, 2026 WL 1878607 (E.D. Va. June 30, 2026), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of sex0based hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The plaintiff alleges that ODU’s conduct—hiring her via a formal…

Read More Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Conduct Did Not Interfere With Plaintiff’s Ability to Do Her Job
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In Coleman v EarthLink, LLC, No. 1:25CV00032, 2026 WL 1906086 (W.D.Va. July 2, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s failure-to-accommodate disability claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From the decision: Coleman alleges that he requested flexible break and lunch times to manage his diabetes. He contends that EarthLink’s management…

Read More Failure to Accommodate Disability ADA Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Pusey, Audrey v. Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees, No. 25-CV-81619, 2026 WL 1792786 (S.D. Fla. June 23, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In sum, plaintiff alleged that defendant discriminated against her…

Read More Title VII Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim (Barely) Survives Dismissal
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In Rains v. Hung Cao, Acting Secretary of the Navy, No. 3:25-CV-717-CAB-MMP, 2026 WL 1653487 (S.D. Cal. June 8, 2026), 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: To state a hostile work…

Read More Navy Employee Sufficiently Alleges Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Under Title VII, Court Finds
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In Laghari v. State of Connecticut Department of Correction, No. 3:25-CV-1373-(VAB), 2026 WL 1622989 (D. Conn. June 5, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims, based on race and national origin, asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: [Plaintiff] argues…

Read More Title VII Race, National Origin Discrimination Hostile Work Environment Claims Survive Dismissal
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In Thomasson v. State ex rel. Bd. of Regents of Nevada Sys. of Higher Educ., No. 3:25-CV-00611-MMD-CLB, 2026 WL 1346640 (D. Nev. May 13, 2026), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Defendant moves to dismiss…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Complaint Dismissed For Failure to Satisfy Rule 8’s “Short and Plain Statement” Requirement
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In Equal Emp. Opportunity Comm’n v. FCA US, L.L.C., No. 25-CV-10174, 2026 WL 1333761 (E.D. Mich. May 13, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a sex-based hostile work environment claim in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and therefore denied defendant’s motion to dismiss and/or for…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim, Based on Alleged Touching, Leering, and Sexual Comments Survives Dismissal
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In Hernandez v. Bisbee Unified Sch. Dist. #2, et al., No. CV-25-00475-TUC-RM (BGM), 2026 WL 1256136 (D. Ariz. May 7, 2026), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff stated a plausible national origin discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Defendants next assert that Plaintiff’s national origin…

Read More Title VII National Origin Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Alleged
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In Guardada v. Kiss Distribution Corp. et al, No. 25CV649 (EP) (JRA), 2026 WL 1078770 (D.N.J. Apr. 21, 2026), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliatory hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: The Third Circuit recognizes, as a separate cause of…

Read More Title VII Retaliatory Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Claybrook v. Freightliner of Arizona, LLC et al, No. 3:25-CV-00633, 2026 WL 1195852 (M.D. Tenn. May 1, 2026), 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. From the decision: To succeed on a hostile…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal; Racial Harassment Allegations Deemed Pertinent to Pervasiveness
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