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· 4/17/1967

Ruby v. Secretary of the Navy

Citations

  • 386 U.S. 1011

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the plaintiff's complaints that she was subjected to por- nographic material in her mailbox, was accused of having sex with other workers, and was subject to sexually explicit conversations was not sufficiently severe or pervasive
  • finding that a plaintiff’s allegations that she was subject to pornographic material in her mailbox, was accused of having sex with workers, and was subject to sexually explicit conversations was not “severe or pervasive”
  • sexual comments, accusations of sexual relations with employees, and delivery of pornography to plaintiff insufficient to prove outrageous conduct by the defendant
  • absence of any evidence of malice supports directed verdict under Virginia common law
  • providing elements for retaliation claim

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