Bass v. World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that \repeated and unwelcome sexual advances and intrusions\ can sustain a cause of action for hostile work environment
• dismissing claim where plaintiff failed “to elaborate facts supporting her ‘information and belief’ or even give rise to a reasonable inference to support her claim”
• “Although not explicitly stated in Rule 15(c)(3), courts have expanded its purview to cover adding, in addition to merely changing, defendants.”
• “A federal court sitting in diversity or adjudicating state law claims that are pendent to a federal claim must apply the choice of law rules of the forum state.”
• To state a sexual harassment claim under a quid pro quo theory, a plaintiff must allege “that she was subject to unwelcome sexual conduct.” (citation omitted)
• “vague, conclusory, and speculative allegations will not save an Equal Pay Act Claim. A plaintiff must allege at least some facts to support contentions that her employer violated the [Equal Pay Act]”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).