Legal Opinion
Diane Leibovitz v. New York City Transit Authority, Joseph Hoffman and Monroe Easter
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 6, 2001No. 1999PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Circuit Judge:
The New York City Transit Authority (the “Transit Authority”) appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Weinstein, J.), after a jury trial, imposing $60,000 in damages for sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 253, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Plaintiff Diane Leibovitz prevailed on the theory that Title VII afforded her a remedy because she was emotionally distressed (i) by hearsay alleging that other women in other parts of her workplace were subjected to sexual…
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