An 11th-hour settlement has canceled the trial of a novel same-sex sexual harassment suit in which the defense intended to argue the "equal opportunity harasser" defense since the offending employee allegedly harassed both men and women. Nevertheless, Pennsylvania federal judge John Padova handed down several important rulings in the case just before the trial was to start. Perhaps most significant was his decision to let the plaintiff go forward with a claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress.
April 23, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
An 11th-hour settlement has canceled the trial of a legally novel same-sex sexual harassment suit in which the defense lawyers intended to argue the “equal opportunity harasser” defense since the offending employee allegedly harassed both men and women.
Nonetheless, the case of Merritt v. Delaware River Port Authority is legally significant due to several important rulings made by U.S. District Judge John R. Padova in a 19-page opinion handed down just before the trial was to start.
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