Litigating the Sexual Harassment Case

Portada
American Bar Association, 2000 - 561 páginas
Whether representing the plaintiff or defendant, this book provides the attorney with valuable tips on pretrial and trial tactics.
 

Páginas seleccionadas

Contenido

Overview of the Law of Sexual Harassment and Related Claims
1
II Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Work Environment
3
A The Elements of a HostileWorkEnvironment Claim
4
B SameSex Sexual Harassment
8
C Constructive Discharge
10
III Retaliation
11
B The Opposition Clause
12
B Ellerth and Faragher
13
B The Process
263
D After the Focus Group or Mock Trial
269
FOCUS GROUP SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE PARTICIPANT PROFILE
273
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
278
WELCOME SCRIPT
279
QUESTIONNAIRE I AFTER WITNESS TESTIMONY
281
FOCUS GROUP JUROR OBSERVATION FORM DURING DELIBERATIONS
283
Voir Dire and Plaintiffs Opening Statement
285

C Individual Liability of Agents
22
D Rights of Alleged Harassers
23
V Procedural and Evidentiary Issues
24
D Defenses
25
VI State and Local Antidiscrimination Laws
26
VII Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
27
Insurance Coverage of Employee Claims Against Employers
35
III Coverage
36
B What Is Insured?
37
C Who Controls the Defense?
40
A PreClaim Products and Services
41
Sexual Harassment Policies and Investigations
45
II Investigating Allegations of Sexual Harassment
49
A Selecting the Investigative Team
50
B Identifying Gathering and Preserving Evidence
52
D Documentation and Decision Making
57
E Communicating Investigation Results
58
The Intake Process Investigation and Filing of a Sexual Harassment Claim
69
A Preliminary Screening
70
B The Initial Interview
71
II PreLitigation Investigation and Evaluation
74
B Witness Interviews
78
D Evaluation of Potential Legal Claims
79
III Filing the Sexual Harassment Claim
81
B Drafting the Complaint
82
Responding to a Charge or ComplaintDefense Perspective
87
II Responding to a Charge of Discrimination Filed with a Government Agency
88
III Filing the Complaint in Federal Court
90
B The Parties
91
IV Defenses to Sexual Harassment Causes of Action
93
C Failure to Exhaust Arbitration
94
H Preemption of Pendent Claims
95
Administrative Agencies and Alternative Dispute Resolution
99
II Alternative Dispute Resolution
100
B Mandatory ADR as an Exclusive Forum for Resolving Disputes
102
C Private Voluntary Agreements to Resolve Sexual Harassment Claims
103
III Mediation and Administrative Discrimination Agencies
105
B When to Utilize Mediation
108
C Factors to Consider Before Mediation
110
E The Mediation Session
111
IV Practical Tips When Mediation Fails
113
A Know the Agency
114
E Explore Settlement and Private ADR
115
Defending the Alleged Harasser
117
II Ethical Issues in Representing the Alleged Harasser
118
B The Joint Representation Agreement
119
C Settlement Discussions
121
D InHouse Counsel
122
IV Obtaining Early Judgment for the Individual Defendant
124
V Protecting the Alleged Harasser from Discovery Abuses
125
A Rule 415 Evidence
126
VI Presenting a Unified Front at Trial
129
Joint Defense and Work Product Sharing Agreement
134
Memorandum of Representation
136
Multiplaintiff Litigation and Class ActionsPlaintiffs Perspective
139
II Procedural Requirements for All Class Action Litigation
142
B Requirements of Rule 23b
145
D Special Considerations
146
III Multiplaintiff but Not Class Actions
147
V Proving the Multiplaintiff Sexual Harassment Case
148
B The Mitsubishi Case
150
C Litigating Multiplaintiff Claims After Jenson and Mitsubishi
152
VI Settling Class ActionMultiplaintiff Sexual Harassment Cases
153
Multiplaintiff Litigation and Class ActionsA Defense Perspective
158
The Class Action Requirements
160
Numerosity Commonality Typicality and Adequacy
161
B The Requirements of Rule 23b
164
III Applying Class Action Requirements in Sexual Harassment Cases
166
The Rule 23a Requirements
172
D Challenging Certification Under Rule 23b
173
Discovery Summary Judgment Communication with Class Members
174
B Defense Communications with Named Representatives and Putative Class Members May Be Limited to Matters Outside the Pending Litigation
177
The Severance Challenge
178
Discovery and Deposing the PlaintiffDefense Perspective
191
II Preparation for the Plaintiffs Deposition
192
B Use Interrogatories to Obtain Hard Information
197
C Interview Critical Fact Witnesses
198
B Organization Technique Pace Timing and Approach
201
IV Preparation of Defense Witnesses for Their Depositions
204
V Depositions of Plaintiffs Doctors and Other Experts
205
Discovery and Deposing the Alleged Harasser and Employers WitnessesPlaintiffs Perspective
207
B Pure DiscoveryWho What Where When Why and How
208
C Rule 26 Disclosures
209
E Settlement Leverage
211
B ThirdParty Statements and Depositions
215
C Depositions of the DefendantEmployer
216
III Punitive Damages and Attorneys Fees
217
B Attorneys Fees
218
Summary Judgment Defense Perspective
220
I Defenses
221
C Defining the Sexual Harassment Cause of Action
223
II Using Discovery to Set Up the Summary judgment
224
III Preparing Affidavits
226
IV The Summary judgment Motion and Package
228
Know Thy Local Rules
229
Keep It Plain and Short
231
Winning with the Reply
233
Responding to Summary JudgmentPlaintiffs Perspective
237
Highlighting Factual Disputes
238
III Drafting the Response to Defendants Summary Judgment Motion
240
B Legal Argument
241
IV Filing a CrossMotion for Summary Judgment
248
Jury ScienceThe Use of Focus Groups and Mock Trials in Trial Preparation
251
I Jury Science
253
A Personality Typing
254
B Social Cognition
256
II Gathering the Data
257
A Focus Groups
258
B Mock Trials
260
III Selection of Focus Group Participants
261
A Preparing for the Focus Group
262
A Motion for Improved or Altered Voir Dire Conditions
286
Practice Strategies and Tips
287
B Juror Questioning
289
III Rating Potential Jurors
290
PLAINTIFFS OPENING STATEMENT
291
III Procedure
292
Damages
293
VI Strategy
294
Voir Dire and Defense Opening Statement
300
I Voir Dire
301
C Jury Questionnaire
304
D Subjects of Voir Dire Questions
305
E Communicate the Theory of the Case
306
F Conducting Voir Dire
308
II Defense Opening Statement
309
Juror Chart
313
Juror Questionnaire
314
WRITTEN QUESTIONNAIRE
316
Evidentiary Issues in Sexual Harassment Litigation
322
I The Parties PastsWhat Are the Permissible Evidentiary Parameters?
323
B Motions in Limine Regarding Character or Bad Act Evidence
324
II Was the Conduct Welcomed? The Admissibility of Plaintiffs Past Sexual Conduct
325
An Attempt to Shield the Admissibility of Plaintiffs Past Sexual Conduct
326
B Cases Involving the Admissibility of Plaintiffs Sexual Conduct
329
III Has He Ever Done It Before? The Admissibility of the Accuseds Past Sexual Conduct and Prior Complaints
332
B Common Objections to the Admissibility of the Accuseds Past Sexual Conduct and Prior Complaints
334
C Cases Admitting Evidence of Prior Complaints and the Accuseds Past Sexual Conduct
335
B SelfCritical Analysis Doctrine
338
C Use of Experts Regarding Sufficiency of Employers Harassment Policy
339
CrossExamining the Plaintiff in a Sexual Harassment Case
347
I Classic Impeachment
348
A Methods of Classic Impeachment
349
B Examination of the Plaintiffs Other Agendas or Motives for Bringing False or Exaggerated Charges
350
C Plaintiffs Role in the Alleged Harassment
351
CrossExamination of the Alleged Sexual Harasser and Other Defense Witnesses
354
III How Important a Witness Is the Alleged Harasser?
355
IV Isolating the Harasser
356
V How Not to Start a CrossExamination
358
VII Definitional Questions
362
VIII The Importance of Reprisal
365
IX Planting the Seed and Harvesting It
367
A Practical View of Using ExpertsPlaintiffs Perspective
370
II Rule 35a Examinations
371
B The Treating PsychiatristPsychologist
372
D The Statistical Expert
373
F Nontreating Experts
374
V The Care and Feeding of the Expert
376
VII What to Avoid in Selecting an Expert
377
Using Psychiatric and Psychological Experts at TrialDefense Perspective
380
I Understanding the Differences Between Psychologists and Psychiatrists
381
II Understanding the Differences Between Clinical and Forensic Evaluations
382
B Forensic Evaluation
383
C Ethical Issues When the Plaintiffs Treating Psychologist or Psychiatrist Testifies at Trial
384
III The Framework Used by Clinicians and Forensic Evaluators
385
A Multiaxial Assessment
386
IV The Legal Framework for Admitting and Excluding PsychiatricPsychological Expert Testimony
389
B Daubert v Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals
390
C Kumho Tire Co Ltd v Carmichael
391
V Establishing the Groundwork for a Challenge to the Plaintiffs PsychiatricPsychological Expert
394
B Methodology
395
D Experts Knowledge of Facts About the Plaintiff
396
F Deposition of the Plaintiffs Expert Witness
397
VII Retaining a PsychiatricPsychological Expert for the Defense
398
B Selecting an Expert
400
C Providing Defendants Expert with All the Necessary Information
401
VIII Conclusion
403
Closing Argument and Jury InstructionsPlaintiffs Perspective
409
II Closing Argument
421
Closing Argument and Jury InstructionsDefense Perspective
428
II How to Present an Effective Closing Argument
429
D Acknowledge Weaknesses
430
I Refer Back to the Opening
431
N Refer to Jury Instructions and Verdict Forms
432
Q Use an Authentic Style of Delivery
433
V Special Considerations in Sexual Harassment Cases
436
VI Jury Instructions
437
ABA Model Jury Instructions
439
Defendants Jury Instructions
442
Damages Issues in Sexual Harassment Cases Plaintiffs Perspective
446
A Expert Testimony on Psychological Harm Is Admissible and Can Be Important for Severely Harmed Plaintiffs
447
B Expert Testimony Invites Rule 35 Examinations
448
C Nonexpert Testimony Can Establish Compensatory Damages
449
II Selected Issues Affecting Back and Front Pay Damages
450
B Offsets to Front Pay Awards
453
C Improper Use of Evidence of Collateral Source Payments
455
E Adjusting Damages Awards to Compensate for Tax Consequences
456
III Punitive Damages in Sexual Harassment Cases
457
A General Standard and Preserving the Right to Recovery
458
Mitigation of Damages in Sexual Harassment Cases
467
A The Types of Damages to Which Mitigation Applies
468
B The Types of Damages to Which Mitigation Does Not Apply
469
A Amounts Paid by the Defendant to the Plaintiff
470
C Interim Earnings
471
D Amounts the Plaintiff Should Have Earned but for Failure to Mitigate Damages
473
E Amounts That Would Have Been Deducted from the Plaintiffs Pay If No Violation Had Occurred
479
Interrogatories to Plaintiff
489
Requests to Produce to Plaintiff
492
Jury Instruction
494
Attorneys Fees in Sexual Harassment Cases
495
II Need to Begin Planning for Fee Issue from Beginning of Case
496
III Documentation
497
IV Who Is a Prevailing Party?
498
V Entitlement to Fees Where the Damages Are Nominal
499
A Adjustment to Fee Award for Limited Success
500
B Adjustment to Fee Award Where Some Claims Are Not Compensable
502
VIII Offers of Judgment
503
IX Other Issues
504
TABLE OF CASES
509
INDEX
544
Derechos de autor

Términos y frases comunes

Información bibliográfica