Sexual Harassment

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In Fullwood v. SDH Servs. W., LLC, No. 16-CV-1 (RA), 2016 WL 3951186 (S.D.N.Y. July 20, 2016), an employment discrimination/hostile work environment/sexual harassment case, the court granted defendants’ motion to change venue from the Southern District of New York to the Western District of New York. In this case, plaintiff contends that over the course…

Read More Go West, Ms. Plaintiff: Manhattan Federal Court Explains Decision to Transfer Discrimination Case to the Western District of New York
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In a lawsuit captioned Gonzalez v. Manhattan Auto Care et al (NY Sup. Ct. NY Cty. 156078/2016 filed July 21, 2016), plaintiff asserts various claims – including hostile work environment and quid pro quo sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and retaliation under the NYC Human Rights Law – against the defendants. Plaintiff alleges, inter alia, that the individual…

Read More Sexual Harassment Plaintiff Alleges Required Consumption of Alcohol, Sexual Comments, Attempted Touching
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In Black v. Anheuser-Busch in Bev, No. 14 CIV. 2693 (RWS), 2016 WL 3866583 (S.D.N.Y. July 13, 2016), the court dismissed plaintiff’s sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment claims. Plaintiff filed a complaint with the NYC Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR), which set forth claims for gender discrimination and sexual harassment. The NYCCHR issued…

Read More Court Dismisses Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, and Retaliation Claims; Discusses Election of Remedies, Statute of Limitations, and Exhaustion of Remedies Principles
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In a recent Manhattan federal court filing, Roger Ailes – the named defendant in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson in NJ state court – seeks to compel arbitration of her claims pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act. (Here are the supporting petition and memorandum of law.) His papers…

Read More Roger Ailes Moves to Compel Arbitration of Gretchen Carlson’s Sexual Harassment Claims
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In Mykytyn v. Hannaford Bros. Co., No. 15-01427, 2016 WL 3638182 (N.Y. App. Div. 4th Dept. July 8, 2016), the court reinstated several of plaintiff’s claims, including his co-worker-based sexual harassment/hostile work environment claim. The facts, as summarized by the court: Plaintiff commenced this action seeking damages for, inter alia, employment discrimination pursuant to the…

Read More Court Explains and Applies the Standard For Co-Worker Harassment/Hostile Work Environment Claims Under the NYS Human Rights Law
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In a complaint filed in New Jersey state court on July 6, 2016, Plaintiff Gretchen Carlson, a former Fox News Channel host, alleges that Fox Chairman/CEO Roger Ailes “unlawfully retaliated against Carlson and sabotaged her career because she refused his sexual advances and complained about severe and pervasive harassment”, in violation of the New York City Human…

Read More Sexual Harassment Lawsuit by Fox News Host Gretchen Carlson Against Roger Ailes
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In a New York State court lawsuit, captioned Lisser v. Bloomberg L.P. et al (Index No. 155354/2016), plaintiff Elizabeth Lisser alleges (among other things) that her manager – defendant Brian Schuler – “continually directed sexual innuendo and comments towards plaintiff about her figure, weight and appearance, massaged her shoulders, look[ed] down her blouse, [and] direct[ed] texts…

Read More Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Bloomberg LP
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In New York State Div. of Human Rights v. Team Taco Mexico, Corp., No. 2014-06673, 2016 WL 3265489 (N.Y. App. Div. June 15, 2016), the court held that there was “substantial evidence in the record to support the determination of the Commissioner of the [NYS Division of Human Rights] … that the respondent David Orduna…

Read More Court Upholds NYSDHR Sexual Harassment Determination and Award Against Team Taco Mexico And Individual Harasser
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In In re Townsend, No. 15-43411-CEC, 2016 WL 2927522 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. May 16, 2016), the court granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment that a judgment entered on a $450,000 jury verdict in Ganci v. U.S. Limousine Service and Raymond Townsend, EDNY 10-cv-3027, was non-dischargeable under the Bankruptcy Code. The Bankruptcy Code “exempts from discharge any debt for…

Read More Sexual Harassment Judgment Not Dischargeable in Bankruptcy, Court Holds
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In a recent federal sexual harassment lawsuit, Coyle v. Canto Design Consultants, SDNY 16-CV-4052, the male plaintiff alleges (among other things) that defendant Joanne Del Prete-Rosten, the CEO of defendant Canto Design Consultants, “repeatedly subjected [plaintiff] to unwelcome sexual behavior and misconduct” and that “Canto terminated [plaintiff]’s employment after he complained about being subjected to sexual…

Read More Sexual Harassment/Hostile Work Environment Lawsuit Against Canto Design Consultants LLC and Joanne Del Prete-Rosten
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