Florida

A woman brought suit against her former employer for retaliation and sexual harassment based on claims that (among other things), her supervisor was constantly talking about his penis including graphic descriptions of its size, and his sexual prowess, history, successes, and aspirations. Blizzard did not allege that her supervisor’s comments were directed to her. Instead, she alleged that his comments were pervasive and that the female employees who were receptive to his “management style” received favors and preferences that Blizzard did not.

State legal proceedings were initiated against Burton in order to compel her to undergo medical confinement and treatment against her wishes, for the benefit of her unborn fetus.These proceedings were initiated against Burton on a finding that she had ignored her physician’s recommendations, creating a high-risk pregnancy that could have potentially resulted in the loss of her pregnancy. 

Female employees brought allegations of assault, sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent hiring and retention of employees. The Florida Supreme Court considered whether the workers’ compensation statute provided the exclusive remedy for a claim based on sexual harassment in the workplace. The Court found that applying the exclusivity rule of workers’ compensation to preclude all tort liability would abrogate the overwhelming public policy interest in outlawing and eliminating sexual discrimination in the workplace.

The petitioners, Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2, who were victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse as minors, sued the respondent, the United States government, for allegedly

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted Jane Doe No. 1 and Jane Doe No.

The appellees, Jean-Luc Brunel and his modeling agency, MC2, sued the appellant, Jeffrey Epstein, in 2015 for lost revenue due to Epstein’s highly publicized criminal charges of sexual 

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a trial court’s grant of temporary injunction blocking enforcement of the state’s Mandatory Delay Law. The law imposed a 24-hour waiting period on women seeking abortions. The Court explained that since the law implicated the fundamental right of privacy, it was automatically subject to strict scrutiny review. It found that the court of appeals had improperly put a burden on the challengers to establish that the law imposed a “significant restriction” on the right to privacy before applying strict scrutiny.

Complaints were filed with Florida Commission on Ethics against Garner alleging that he attempted to use his position as president of Hillsborough Community College to sexually harass or obtain sexual favors from various female employees. Following a hearing on the complaints, the Commission on Ethics suspended Garner for three months.

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.

Jeffrey Epstein’s controversial non-prosecution agreement (“NPA”), signed in 2007, granted him protection from federal prosecution for his sexual abuse and