I want the list of top 20 cases of gender(female) discrimination and
harrassment at work which were successful for the plaintiff during the
past 20 years. Would prefer cases in which professional women were
discriminated or harrassed at work or where a hostile work environment
was created.
This cases be anywhere in the US. Exclude the law firm of Hale and
Dorr in Boston.
I need the details of the cases as in news/presentations/discussions
and the names of the attorneys. I need also the amount of damages
awarded.

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Request for Question Clarification by filian-ga on 01 Dec 2002 06:04 PST

"I want the list of top 20 cases of gender(female) discrimination and
harrassment at work which were successful for the plaintiff during the
past 20 years."

Hello,

Can you clarify what you mean by "top 20" -- the most popular? The
cases that had the highest profile? Or cases where the plaintiff won
the most money? Or is there another distinction? You said you
preferred cases concerning professional women -- I need to know what
you mean by top 20, as the top 20 in one area of research may not have
professional women represented as much as in another area.

Thank you!

Filian-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by pelican-ga on 02 Dec 2002 05:42 PST

Hello, 

Do you want to include both individual lawsuits and class action
lawsuits?  If so, assuming that the ranking criterion is dollar
awards, the top 20 probably will be class action lawsuits.  Any other
criteria for selecting the top 20?

Please let me know, thanks.

pelican-ga

<The following cases were successful sex discrimination/harassment
cases during the last 20 years. For each of the cases I have given a
brief summary and links to further details.

March 2000 Sexual harassment $10million against Garban LLC and Garvin
Guy Butler
Attorney - State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer (Case initiated by
Attorney General Dennis Vacco)
The claim was on the behalf of female brokers working for the
companies between September 1996 and September 1998.
http://www.shadesofgray.com/updates_archive/updatesQ200.htm
http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2000/mar/mar23a_00.html

Sex discrimination.
1991 Martin v Texaco 
$6.9 million
Attorney – Dan Stormer of Hadsell and Stormer.
http://cyberwerks.com/dataline/keycases/martin.html

Sex discrimination/harassment/equal pay/pregnancy
discrimination/constructive discharge.
Linda Monohom v Sullivan Payne Corporation.
The employee was a vice-president and treaty broker.
$6.5 million was awarded by jury and settled for an undisclosed amount
on appeal.
Attorneys - Law Office of Roxanne Conlin & Associates, P.C.
http://www.roxanneconlinlaw.com/csempdis.html

Sexual harassment
1994. 
Rena Weeks a former secretary with Baker & McKenzie sued the firm for
the sexual harassment carried out by Martin Greenstein. She was
awarded $7.1 million punitive damages. It was later reduced to $3.5
million.
Attorney – Philip Kay
http://www.gtla.org/public/cases/baker.html

Sexual harassment/retaliation/hostile work environment.
June 1999
The case was brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) against Sidney Frank Importing Co.Inc and All State
Promotions Inc. on behalf of over 100 female employees who alleged
sexual harassment.
$2.6 million
Attorney - Elizabeth Grossman (supervisory attorney).
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/6-3-99.html

Sex discrimination/harassment/creation of a hostile work environment.
Tanimura & Antle
$1,885,000 voluntary settlement
Attorneys– case brought by EEOC William R. Tamayo, Regional Attorney,
Jonathan T. Peck, Supervisory Trial Attorney, Sanya P. Hill, Senior
Trial Attorney, Cindy O'Hara, Trial Attorney
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/2-23-99.html

Sexual harassment 
Federal Aviation Administration. $1,375,000 Air traffic controller 
$1,145,000 for emotional distress and $230,000 for emotional and
punitive damages.
No details are given about the attorney.
http://www.shadesofgray.com/updates_archive/updatesQ200.htm
http://www.shadesofgray.com/webbreport_archive/webbreport00.htm

Sex discrimination/retaliation
November 1997
Woman’s softball coach
Vickie Dugan
Oregon State University
$1.3 million
http://www.aauw.org/3000/duganbd.html
http://www.aauw.org/7000/duganpr.html 

Sexual harassment
EEOC 
Del Laboratories 
Attorney - filed by EEOC
$1,185,000
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/8-3-95.html

Sex discrimination and harassment
$175,000 compensatory damages
$700,000 punitive damages
Police Officer
Hurley v Atlantic City Police Department 174 F.3d 95 (3d Cir. 1999)
Attorney - Case brought by EEOC
http://www.ercgroup.com/products/casualty/resource/d&o/Sex.shtml

Sexual harassment 
$682,000 Clifford Electronics in California
http://www.shadesofgray.com/updates_archive/updatesQ300.htm

Sex discrimination
Cynthia Fisher – Biology professor at Vassar college who was denied
tenure on the basis that she was a married woman.
$600,000 (overturned on appeal)
AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund
http://www.indstate.edu/aauw-in/f99sex.html

Sex discrimination and harassment.
$600,000 back and front pay and compensation.
$80,220, 000 punitive damages.
Attorney - Law Office of Roxanne Conlin & Associates, P.C.
http://www.roxanneconlinlaw.com/csempdis.html

Sex discrimination and harassment through a hostile work environment.
Crangle v Stanford University (CA) June 1999
Colleen Crangle a former senior research scientist
AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund
$541,000
Attorney – Anne Weills
http://www.aauw.org/7000/laf/cases/cranglebd.html
http://www.service.com/paw/morgue/spectrum/2000_Mar_15.BOARD15.html


Sex discrimination.
Voice of America.
8 women.each paid $485,000
Attorneys – Bruce A Fredrickson and Susan L. Brackshaw.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/june99/suit29.htm

Sex discrimination.
United Mine Workers of America v Moore, No. 96-CV-1373 (D.C. September
3 1998)
$300,000
Attorney: Jordan Coyne & Savits, L.L.P
http://www.jocs-law.com/sex.htm

Sex discrimination/harassment/retaliation.
Dana Peterson v City of Urbanate
$200,000 via formal mediation
Law Office of Roxanne Conlin & Associates, P.C.
http://www.roxanneconlinlaw.com/csempdis.html

1988 hostile work environment
$190,000 damages to six women who worked for a cabinet company.
Attorney – case brought by the EEOC
http://www.shadesofgray.com/updates_archive/updatesQ200.htm


Carole Kolstad who worked for the American Dental Association was
passed over for promotion. She was awarded $52,718.
Attorneys – J. Ray Terry Jr, Deputy General Counsel and Robert J.
Gregory Attorney
http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1999/06/23/p4s3.htm
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/98-208.ZO.html
http://www.eeac.org/briefs/kolstad.pdf

Sex discrimination.
Mary Elizabeth Oba
An undisclosed amount in excess of $16,000
AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund
http://www.indstate.edu/aauw-in/f99sex.html>


<Additional links:>

<$85,000 firefighter>
<http://www.shadesofgray.com/updates_archive/updatesQ300.htm>

<Retaliation $1.25 million Bronx police officer>
<http://www.shadesofgray.com/updates_archive/updatesQ400.htm>

<Various cases.>
<http://businessweek.findlaw.com/workingwoman/wmnchp6.html>

<Various cases.>
<http://www.shadesofgray.com/updates_archive/updatesQ300.htm>

<Cases supported by AAUW>
<http://www.aauw.org/7000/laf/casepl.html>

<Employment class action cases.>
<http://www.thelenreid.com/articles/article/art_84.htm>

<Brief details of cases.>
<http://www.diversitydtg.com/articles/litigious.html>


<Search strategy:>
<damages "sex discrimination" –uk>
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<Hope this helps.>

good response - very timely.
Have not viewed in detal, but appears very good research.