NewsA Suffolk jury recently awarded $7.5 million in damages to a former employee of a Hauppauge, NY based medical device manufacturer who alleged a “campaign of sexual harassment” at their workplace, according to court documents filed with the U.S. Eastern District Court in Central Islip. Domenique Camacho Moran shared her insight with Newsday regarding how sexual harassment lawsuits rarely go to jury trials, as they typically go through a multi-phase process that often leads to settlement.
From the article:
Labor and employment attorney Domenique Camacho Moran, partner at Farrell Fritz in Uniondale, said it is uncommon for workplace sexual harassment lawsuits to go to a jury trial.
“This is an exception, not the rule,” Moran said. Often, she said, sexual harassment lawsuits go through a multi-phase process that makes it more likely that attorneys will reach a settlement.
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