KUNIN v. SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO.

No. 98-1481.

175 F.3d 289 (1999)

Karen A. KUNIN, v. SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed April 28, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy M. Kolman, Wayne E. Ely (argued), Timothy M. Kolman and Associates, Langhorne, PA, for Appellee.

L. Rostaing Tharaud (argued), Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Before: GREENBERG, ROTH, and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case requires us to consider the scope of respondeat superior liability for hostile work environment claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1). Karen Kunin, an employee at Sears Roebuck & Co., alleged that a co-worker had harassed her over a three-week period by using sexually derogatory language. Kunin did not report the...

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