At issue:
When a Berklee College student alleged her professor sexually harassed her, he was suspended and permanently banned from using school facilities for anything not related to teaching. Despite his assertions of innocence, when he returned to campus he was met by a hostile environment: signs posted around campus, a Boston Globe article publicizing the allegations against him, and students challenging him in class. When he defended himself in class, Farzinpour was terminated.
Outcome:
Nesenoff & Miltenberg attorney Tara J. Davis represented the plaintiff and filed a Title IX lawsuit on his behalf. Though Berklee moved to dismiss the discrimination claim, the federal circuits held that a private right of action for employees exists under Title IX and Berklee’s motion to dismiss was denied.
– As covered in Massachusetts Lawyer’s Weekly
