Legal Opinion

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Karenkim, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided October 19, 2012No. Docket 11-3309-cvPublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Per curiam

This case requires us to determine whether a district court abuses its discretion where, in the face of egregious acts of sexual harassment perpetuated by a single employee, it declines to order injunctive relief directed toward ensuring that that individual is no longer in a position to continue his harassing conduct. We conclude that it does.

BACKGROUND

After a two-week trial, pursuant to a Complaint brought by Plaintiff-Appellant the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), a jury returned a verdict finding that Defendant-Appellee KarenKim, Inc. (“KarenKim”), a grocery store…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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  2. United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Millea v. Metro-North RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
  4. Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. Reiter v. MTA New York City Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by31 opinions

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