FRCP 12(b)(6)

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In Cline v. Clinical Perfusion Systems, Inc., No. 22-5107, 2024 WL 501616 (10th Cir. Feb. 9, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, inter alia, held that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged age discrimination, and thus reversed a district court’s dismissal. From the decision: The district court erred by concluding that the FAC…

Read More Age Discrimination Sufficiently Alleged; “Inconsistent Legal Theories” Notwithstanding
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In Angelis v. Philadelphia Housing Authority, 2024 WL 643142 (E.D.Pa. Feb. 15, 2024), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s sex discrimination claims. From the decision: Plaintiff pled that he was a member of a protected class and that he was subjected to an uncomfortable comment from a fellow Network Technician, who stated that “someone has…

Read More Title VII Sex Discrimination Claim Dismissed; One Comment Relating to Failure to Conform to Gender Stereotypes Held Insufficient
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In Gregori, Antonio v. Hometown Foods USA, LLC, No. 23-cv-23356-ALTMAN/Reid, 2024 WL 474374 (S.D.Fla. Feb. 7, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s –  Hispanic male of Peruvian national origin – claim of race discrimination asserted under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. From the decision: Having determined that the Plaintiff needn’t identify…

Read More Plaintiff Sufficiently Alleges Discrimination Under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 Based on Offensive and Derogatory Remarks, Court Finds
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In Norman v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, No. 23-00330-BAJ-EWD, 2024 WL 477521 (M.D.La. Feb. 7, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim. Initially, the court found that plaintiff’s allegations regarding nooses found at his workplace cannot support his hostile work environment claim, given his admission that he…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Racial Caricature, Survives Dismissal
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In a recent decision, Montgomery v. Prisma Health, No. 6:23-cv-00395-TMC, 2024 WL 449274 (D.S.C. Feb. 5, 2024), the court, inter alia, declined to adopt a Magistrate Judge’s Report & Recommendation that plaintiff’s claim of a race-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After reviewing pertinent case law,…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Survives Dismissal; Allegations Include Placement of Noose and Calling Plaintiff a “Slave”
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In Mitura v. Finco Services, Inc. et al, 23-CV-2879 (VEC), 2024 WL 232323 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 22, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged an “interference” claim under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: The NYCHRL makes it unlawful “to coerce, intimidate, threaten or interfere with, … any person…

Read More NYC Human Rights Law “Interference” Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Rodriguez v. Excellus Bluecross Blueshield, Inc., 5:22-CV-1050 (GTS/CFH), 2024 WL 196747 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 17, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race-based discrimination (termination) because of her race in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and the New York State Human Rights Law. This decision delves into the…

Read More Race Discrimination Sufficiently Alleged Under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Court Holds
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In Swanson v. Lilly USA, LLC, Case No. 1:23-cv-00831-TWP-TAB (S.D. Ind. Jan. 10, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). From the decision: The ADEA makes it unlawful “for an employer to fail or refuse to hire or to…

Read More Age Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Pled; Allegations Include Replacement by Substantially Younger Person
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In De Piero v. Pennsylvania State University et al, CIVIL ACTION NO. 23-2281, 2024 WL 128209 (E.D.Pa. January 11, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42…

Read More White Penn State Professor Sufficiently Alleges Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claims
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In Nuñez-Renck v. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), 2023 WL 8464950 (N.D.Tex. Dec. 6, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This decision is instructive as to what a complaint alleging a hostile work environment claim…

Read More Title VII Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; Mere Reference to “Harassment” Insufficient
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