Litigation

Bait-and-switch by law firms proposing to handle your work
Are there techniques to lessen the risk of taking the bait of stellar lawyers at the final presentation, but working thereafter with a switch to earthly types? This question occurred to me when GC New England Mag...

Noya Rimalt, ?Stereotyping Women, Individualizing Harassment: The Dignitary Paradigm of Sexual Harassment Law between the Limits of Law and the Limits of Feminism?
The abstract: This article provides a thorough analysis of contemporary sexual harassment case law in Israel and presents the first systematic study of all reported court opinions on sexual harassment that have been issued following the enactment of The Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law in 1998, 222 opinions in all...

Teen Girls the subject of Sexual Harassment
The press as well as employment lawyers have significantly educated the American public as to the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace...

Chen and Sethi on Effects of Sexual Harassment Law
Daniel L. Chen (left) and Jasmin K. Sethi (right) have posted on SSRN their working paper on The Effects of Sexual Harassment Law on Gender Inequality: Interpreting antidiscrimination law to forbid sexual harassment has been one of the key practical...

Researchers Find Rampant Peer Harassment
The New York Times reported last week that more than a third of middle- and high-school students may be victims of sexual harassment by their classmates, according to a new study in the journal Sex Roles...

Student On Teacher Sexual Harassment
We previously reported on student on teacher sexual harassment and about a shocking decision which placed a heighted burden on the teacher to establish sexual harassment because the student had special needs...

Sexual Harassment Policy
Define harassment, outline complaint procedure

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

Unlawful Retaliation for Sexual Harassment Claim
Title VII retaliatory discharge retaliation requires proof of participation in protected activities

Sex Offender Lists
Registries by State and County

The company I worked for forced me to quit instead of dealing with someone harassing me, what can I do?
Look up CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE...................this looks like what happened t...

Can a creditor/collection agency call other employees at your place of work AND call your adult children who live in another state?
A creditor can call you at home, several times a day if you aren't answerin...

Personal information/online harassment?
Quit talking with people on message boards that support these activities. The se...

Can I legally stop my kids grandmother from harassing me?
Hello and thank you for your question.
You need to file for a Civil Harass...

How can a sexual harrasment case be dismissed even with evidence?
American law has very strict evidence requirements that are intended to insure t...

Sexual Harassment
(in the workplace)

Massive Cadillac Recall
Defective Airbag Switch at Fault

Student Harassment
Wichita School District pays $45,000 settlement for high school students' harassment lawsuit.

Victim of Sexual Attack Awarded $1.4 Million
Victim of Sexual Attack Awarded $1.5 Million

Catholic Archdiocese
Will Pay $12.6 Million in Sexual Abuse Settlements

Drug Manufacturer Rebates
Caremark Corp. agrees to pay $38.5 million settlement after convincing doctors to switch drug brands.