By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE, Nov 23 – Selina Kyle was a paralegal at Pierce Bainbridge when partner Donald Lewis lewdly approached her in the office on a Saturday for sex.
She had a panic attack, them complained. Lewis was eventually fired. But, she said, he engaged in a campaign against her, and the law firm is liable as well she says in a lawsuit that cites, among others, Rudy Giuliani.
On November 23, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Katheine Polk Failla held a proceeding. Inner City Press covered it.
Judge Failla ruled that resisting sexual harassment is protected activity to invoke retaliation under New York law.
She denied Lewis' motion to dismiss and said his answer is due December 17.
The case is Kyle v. Lewis et al., 20-cv-6142 (Failla)
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