Anderson v. Family Dollar Stores of Arkansas, Inc. (MLW No. 59617/Case No. 08-3061 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Hansen, J.) Where a retail store manager sued her employer for sexual harassment, the manager did not show ...

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A Kansas City woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to her role in a staged attack intended to improve a settlement in a civil lawsuit. Lindsey D. Crawford was one of two women whom authorities say hired a man ...

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A local woman is saying things aren’t just all fun and games at Chuck E. Cheese. Jennifer Sorbello has filed suit in St. Louis County Circuit Court against the restaurant alleging that its mascot “Chuck E. Cheese” sexually harassed her. Sorbello claims that the restaurant’s employee William Thigpen, who was dressed as the mascot, groped her while she was at Chuck E. Cheese’s South County location.

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A local woman is saying things aren’t just all fun and games at Chuck E. Cheese. Jennifer Sorbello has filed suit in St. Louis County Circuit Court against the restaurant alleging that its mascot “Chuck E. Cheese” sexually harassed her. ...

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The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reduced the punitive damages in one of the largest jury verdicts of 2007 to less than 25 percent of the original $500,000 award. The court upheld Terri Wallace’s jury verdict against Dollar ...

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Herndon v. City of Manchester (MLW No. 58873/Case No. ED91175 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Norton, J.) Even though a police department, which was a defendant in a sexual harassment case, had a valid anti-harassment policy ...

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Herndon v. City of Manchester (MLW No. 58873/Case No. ED91175 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Norton, J.) Even though a police department, which was a defendant in a sexual harassment case, had a valid anti-harassment policy ...

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(1)Where an employee brought claims of hostile environment and retaliation under the Missouri Human Rights Act, the case of Daugherty v. City of Maryland Heights provides the standard for surviving summary judgment on both types of claims and the burden-shifting ...

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A government employee fired within a few months of disclosing a supervisor’s alleged sexual harassment in response to her employer’s questions may pursue a retaliation claim under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, even though she never filed ...

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The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision permitting a worker who was fired after answering questions during an internal sexual harassment inquiry to pursue a Title VII claim has the defense and plaintiffs’ bars divided over its impact. Although some employment ...

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Court sides with police officers in search case WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police officers in Utah who searched a suspect’s home without a warrant cannot be sued for violating his constitutional rights. In ruling unanimously for ...

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