Legal Opinion
Christine Kracunas and Darleen E. Pallett v. Iona College and Michael Palma
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 26, 1997No. 290, 879, Dockets 96-7128, 96-7144PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Christine Kracunas and Darleen E. Pallett appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Charles L. Brieant, Judge) granting summary judgment in favor of Iona College and Professor Michael Palma. This appeal requires us to determine the circumstances under which a college may be liable under Title IX for the hostile environment sexual harassment of a student by a professor. 1 We hold that liability for the professor’s conduct should be determined under the same standard that applies to hostile environment…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Cannon v. University of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Roberts v. United States JayceesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Carole Tomka v. The Seiler Corporation, Daniel Lucey, David Polonsky and Timothy ConroyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public SchoolsSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Ellen Howley v. Town of Stratford and William HoldsworthCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Michael Weston v. Commonwealth of of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
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