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Harassment Cases

1,040 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1980–2026)

1,040
Total Rulings
16%
Plaintiff Win Rate

150 of 940 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

$861,113
Avg Damages Awarded (66 prevailing cases)
N.D. Ill.
Top Court

About Harassment Claims

Workplace harassment involves unwelcome conduct based on a protected characteristic that creates a hostile or intimidating work environment. To be actionable, harassment must be sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of employment. Employers may be liable for harassment by supervisors, coworkers, or even non-employees in certain circumstances.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
401 (39%)
Mixed Result
217 (21%)
Dismissed
172 (17%)
Plaintiff Win
150 (14%)
Remanded
94 (9%)
Settlement
6 (1%)

Top Employers in Harassment Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in harassment rulings.

Court Rulings (1,040)

Porter
D. Colo.Mar 28, 2023Colorado
Mixed Result
Machhal
W.D. Mich.Mar 28, 2023Michigan
Plaintiff Win$866,623.01 awarded
Piechocki
D. Md.Mar 22, 2023Maryland
Dismissed
Greenberg
Unknown CourtMar 17, 2023Ohio

In a hostile-work environment, sexual harassment case the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment where the school board took timely, corrective action to prevent the harassment, had no constructive knowledge that the individual was a habitual harasser, and where a reasonable person…

Defendant Win
GOVAN
E.D. Pa.Feb 15, 2023Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Aponte
S.D.N.Y.Feb 7, 2023New York
Plaintiff Win
Castrillo
D. Colo.Feb 3, 2023Colorado
Dismissed
Jim Nicholas James v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
C.D. Cal.Jan 31, 2023California
Remanded
Bath
E.D. Cal.Jan 31, 2023California
Defendant Win
Stewart
M.D. La.Jan 19, 2023Louisiana
Dismissed
Zepeda
E.D.N.Y.Jan 18, 2023New York
Plaintiff Win$96,755.18 awarded
Goodman, Sr. v. Valero Refining Company - Tennessee, L.L.C.
W.D. Tenn.Jan 17, 2023Tennessee
Defendant Win
Bien-Aime
S.D. Fla.Dec 13, 2022Florida
Dismissed
Zepeda
E.D.N.Y.Dec 12, 2022New York
Plaintiff Win
Narinesingh
E.D.N.Y.Dec 8, 2022New York
Remanded
Edwards
D. Md.Dec 7, 2022Maryland
Mixed Result
Morales
D. Colo.Nov 16, 2022Colorado
Mixed Result
Griffin
W.D.N.C.Nov 15, 2022North Carolina
Defendant Win
Fry
E.D. Cal.Nov 7, 2022California
Remanded
Farmer
Unknown CourtNov 4, 2022North Carolina

Whether a state-run Alabama university can open an office in North Carolina, recruit students for its on-line programs, and subsequently enjoy sovereign immunity when a North Carolina employee alleges and sues the university for sexual harassment.

Defendant Win
Farmer
Unknown CourtNov 4, 2022North Carolina

Whether a state-run Alabama university can open an office in North Carolina, recruit students for its on-line programs, and subsequently enjoy sovereign immunity when a North Carolina employee alleges and sues the university for sexual harassment.

Defendant Win
NORRIS
W.D. Pa.Oct 19, 2022Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Emerson
E.D. Pa.Oct 17, 2022Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Koe
N.D. OhioOct 13, 2022Ohio
Dismissed
Ba
D. Or.Oct 12, 2022Oregon
Defendant Win
Diggs
N.D. Cal.Oct 6, 2022California
Dismissed
Standifer
W.D. Ark.Oct 4, 2022Kansas
Dismissed
Badanish
INNDSep 28, 2022Indiana
Defendant Win
Owens
INNDSep 28, 2022Indiana
Defendant Win
Skinner
N.D. Cal.Sep 28, 2022California
Mixed Result
Shannon
D. Colo.Sep 21, 2022Colorado
Defendant Win
Malloy v. Superior Court
Cal. Ct. App.Sep 19, 2022California
Plaintiff Win
Canada
3rd CircuitSep 15, 2022Pennsylvania
Remanded
Franey
N.D. Cal.Sep 15, 2022California
Plaintiff Win
Schrader
D. Nev.Sep 13, 2022Nevada
Mixed Result
Campbell
D. Md.Sep 13, 2022Maryland
Defendant Win
Jacinta Downing v. Abbott Laboratories
7th CircuitSep 12, 2022
Defendant Win
Maestas
D. Colo.Sep 12, 2022Colorado
Remanded
Adams
E.D. Ark.Sep 12, 2022Arkansas
Defendant Win
Chen
E.D.N.Y.Sep 9, 2022New York
Plaintiff Win$156,845.01 awarded
King
N.D. Cal.Aug 31, 2022California
Mixed Result
BOSLEY
E.D. Pa.Aug 26, 2022Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Cattoche
N.D. Cal.Aug 26, 2022California
Defendant Win
Dopp
S.D. Cal.Aug 22, 2022California
Remanded
WILLIAMS v. PIEDMONT AIRLINES INC.
E.D. Pa.Aug 18, 2022Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Evans
INNDAug 11, 2022Indiana
Dismissed
KELLY
E.D. Pa.Aug 11, 2022Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Ridenour
D. Nev.Aug 5, 2022Nevada
Dismissed
Narcio
W.D. Mo.Jul 26, 2022Missouri
Dismissed
LUGO
E.D. Pa.Jul 22, 2022Pennsylvania
Mixed Result

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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The classification of claim types is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.