Sabatini v. Knouse
Case Details
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- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- State
- Massachusetts
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Claim Types
Outcome
The Supreme Judicial Court reversed the dismissal of Knouse's counterclaim, holding that G. L. c. 214, § 1C, permits a sexual harassment victim to bring a direct cause of action against the individual perpetrator in the academic context. The case was remanded for further proceedings.
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