In Assamad v. Percy Square and Diamond Foods, LLC, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of to a A former employee sued a company for a sexually hostile work environment after experiencing quid pro quo workplace sexual harassment by a coworker.
In Breest v. Haggis (1st Dep’t 2019), the plaintiff brought civil claims under the New York City Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act (VGMVPA), asserting that a well-known filmmaker sexually assaulted her and that the assault constituted “a crime of violence motivated by gender.” The defendants moved to dismiss, arguing that the complaint did not adequately allege that gender bias was a motivating factor.
The husband (plaintiff) initially filed a contested divorce lawsuit against his wife, based on the couple's de facto separation over more than three years ago. The wife (defendant) then filed a counterclaim, alleging that the marital separation occurred after discovering that the plaintiff had an extramarital relationship with another woman.
In 1993, Griffin was employed as a billing clerk for the City of Opa-Locka water department. Shortly after hiring Griffin, the city hired Earnie Neal as its City Manager. After taking office, Neal immediately began sexually harassing Griffin. He called her derogatory names, aggressively pursued her, and made inappropriate advances. He performed some of these acts in front of the Mayor and City Commissioner. Griffin continually resisted his advances and attempted to go on with her daily routines in fear of being fired.
The plaintiff-respondent worked as a sales representative for Hoffman-La Roche Inc. (the defendant-petitioner). The plaintiff alleged that her supervisor told sexually inappropriate jokes and asked inappropriate questions on multiple occasions. She submitted complaints to Human Resources, and an investigation was initiated. During the plaintiff’s performance review, her supervisor yelled at her and repeatedly criticized her performance, giving her a below average rating. Shortly after, the company fired both the plaintiff’s supervisor and the plaintiff.
In Kroh v. Continental General Tire, Inc., the plaintiff alleged that her employer discriminated against her on the basis of sex, in violation of OH Rev Code §§ 4112.02 and 4112.99.
Rosaria, a thirteen-year-old schoolgirl, was raped by defendant teacher, and consequently contracted a venereal disease. The rape occurred in the defendant's home, which Rosaria entered with the intent of picking up some past school papers that the defendant had failed to bring to school on multiple occasions.
In the event of significant violations of privacy, the persistently persecuted person can assert a claim for compensation against the stalker for the personal injury suffered as a result of the stalking. The assessment of the amount of compensation is a case-by-case decision and only unlawful if the Court of Appeal exceeded its discretionary authority.
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In Nava v. City of Santa Fe, the plaintiff, Officer Lorenzo Nava (a female police officer employed since 1993), brought a sexual harassment claim under the New Mexico Human Rights Act, alleging a hostile work environment.
