Sexual Harassment

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In Pike v. Budd, 133 F.4th 74 (1st Cir. 2025), the court vacated the lower court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim based on qualified immunity. The court summarized the alleged facts as follows: Plaintiff-Appellant Samantha Pike (“Pike”), a licensed alcohol and drug treatment counselor employed by Wellspring, Inc. (“Wellspring”), worked at Maine’s Adult Treatment…

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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 Russo v. Tuttnauer USA Company Limited et al, 21-cv-1720 (JMA)(AYS), 2025 WL 1604063 (E.D.N.Y. June 6, 2025), the court granted defendants’ motion for remittitur as to the jury’s award of $2.5 million for compensatory damages on plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim. The court explained, and applied, the law as follows: Under applicable New York…

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In Ahmad v. City of New York, No. 160768/2024, 2025 WL 1582159 (N.Y. Sup Ct, Ne York County June 04, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment on her hostile work environment sexual harassment and religious discrimination claims. Its decision was based on the findings reached at an NYPD disciplinary…

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In O’Reilly v. The Institute For Cancer Research, 2025 WL 1534969 (E.D.Pa. May 29, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s quid pro quo sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Quid pro quo sexual harassment occurs when an employee experiences…

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In Muckey v. Levy Employment Law LLC, No. 152917/2025, 2025 WL 1495504 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 19, 2025), the court denied the petitioner’s request for pre-action discovery – namely, portions of a report regarding what a non-party (C.S.) said about their alleged sexual contact during an investigation culminating in a report finding,…

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In Fields v. Louis DeJoy, in his official capacity as Postmaster General of the United States, Case No.: 7:24-cv-01182-RDP, 2025 WL 1436563 (N.D.Ala. May 19, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision:…

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In Bookhart, Tyrell v. Tri-County Opportunities Industrialization Centers, Inc., No. 1:25-cv-00334, 2025 WL 1439574 (M.D.Pa. May 19, 2025), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint alleging hostile work environment sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: As an initial matter, the Court finds that Plaintiff…

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In Norris v. Frito-Lay, Inc., CIVIL ACTION No. 24-4023-KHV, 2025 WL 1423583 (D.Kan. May 16, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim, asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: Here, plaintiff has presented evidence that (1)…

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In Walters v. Shintech, Inc., CIVIL ACTION NO. 23-277-JWD-SDJ, 2025 WL 918450 (M.D.La. March 26, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: In order to show a hostile work environment…

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