Recently, there has been a huge upsurge in the number of sexual harassment lawsuits. It started with Anita Hill's televised testimony at the Clarence Thomas Senate Confirmation hearing to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1991. Then Paula Jones' lawsuit against President Bill Clinton and several multi-million dollar verdicts have caused a wave of litigation. In 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down two important decisions that put the ball in the employer's court in sexual harassment lawsuits. Basically, they gave employers what we call an "affirmative defense," provided that they have a policy in place Click here to read more from this article
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REPORTING DECISIONS THROUGH FEBRUARY 3, 2006
PENNSYLVANIA STATE COURT DECISIONS
1. CAUSES OF ACTION
1.1. Civil Remedies For Violations of State Constitutional Rights
► Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ♦ Jones v. City
of Philadelphia No. 795 C.D. 2004 (January 25, 2006)
Holding: A city or other local government is not liable for
monetary damages under Article I, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania
Constitution for a claim of excessive force. Of note is the en
banc Court's finding that the plaintiff failed to show that his
rights against governmental use of excessive force were not
sufficiently protected by the Fourth Amendment. Judge
Smith-Ribner filed a dissenting opinion, in which she was joined
by Judge Click here to read more from this article
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