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· 1/28/2013

Gerald v. University of Puerto Rico

Citations

  • 707 F.3d 7
  • 2013 WL 310396
  • 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 1925
  • 117 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 144

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a single incident of physical sexual assault was sufficiently egregious on its own to demonstrate a claim for hostile work environment
  • holding that de minimis procedural defects can be 22 cured even after the expiration of the removal period
  • holding that a single incident of physical sexual assault was sufficiently egregious on its own to demonstrate a claim for hostile work environment
  • stating that element requiring severe or pervasive harassment affecting work performance did not warrant summary judgment against plaintiff “especially given the evidence we have as to the other considerations”
  • highlighting that just three acts of harassment during an employee’s six years working with her supervisor may, if egregious enough, be sufficient to prove a hostile work environment existed
  • affirming dismissal of first amended complaint and finding leave 17 to amend futile where complaint’s allegations belied plaintiff’s entitlement to relief

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Judges: Torruella, Howard, Thompson

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