TORRES v. PISANO

No. 1137, Docket 96-7939.

116 F.3d 625 (1997)

Jenice TORRES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Leonard PISANO, Individually and as Associate Director of Maintenance and Operations of the New York University Dental Center, Defendant-Appellee, New York University, Stephen Heller, Individually and as Administrative Vice President for Administrative Services of New York University, Defendants-Cross-Claimants-Appellees, Eugene Coe, Individually and as Facilities Manager of the New York University Dental Center, Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Cross-Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben M. Arai, Bronx, N.Y., for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Terrance J. Nolan, New York City (S. Andrew Schaffer, of counsel), for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: NEWMAN, Chief Judge, CALABRESI, Circuit Judge, and HURLEY, District Judge.


CALABRESI, Circuit Judge.

This is a case of hostile work environment harassment, in which the plaintiff-employee has established a prima facie case and has demonstrated that the defendant-employer knew of the harassment but did not act to stop it forthwith. In it, we are called upon to determine whether the employer can be held liable despite the fact that the victim specifically asked the person to whom she reported the...

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