Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Berkel & Co. Contractors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 24, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17-1248 (DLF)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DABNEY L. FRIEDRICH, United States District Judge
Kimberly Kennedy alleges that her boss, Dwayne Bruce, repeatedly raped and abused her during her six weeks of employment with Berkel & Company Contractors. She brings twenty-four counts against Bruce and Berkel, including claims of sex-based discrimination, religious discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, discriminatory termination, and numerous torts. Before the Court is the defendants' Motion to Dismiss eighteen of those counts pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Dkt. 13. For the reasons that follow,…
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