Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services Incorporated et al.
Significance, Same-sex Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault Or Horseplay, Impact, Further Readings
Petitioner
Joseph Oncale
Respondent
Sundowner Offshore Services Incorporated, John Lyons, Danny Pippen, and Brandon Johnson
Petitioner's Claim
That on the job sexual harassment by coworkers of the same sex constitutes sexual discrimination prohibited by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Nicholas Canaday III
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Harry M. Reasoner
Justices for the Court
Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia (writing for the Court), David H. Souter, John Paul Stevens, Clarence Thomas
Justices Dissenting
None
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
4 March 1998
Decision
Ruled in favor of Oncale and reversed two lower court decisions by finding that Oncale was deserving of damages for sexual harassment.
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