A Case Study Of Beth Ann Faragher, Petitioner V. City Of Boca Raton (Case Study Sample)

Vicarious Liability Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Beth Ann Faragher, Petitioner v. City of Boca Raton The case involves Faragher, plaintiff and Terry, Silverman and the city, the accused. Faragher accused the three parties for the creation of a sexually hostile environment during her employment. She claims that together with her women counterparts were subjected to insults and words that were demeaning human dignity (Legal Information Institute, 1982). Moreover, the supervisors, Terry and Silverman touched the women with an intention of creating sexual arousal without their consent. Additionally, the supervisors blackmailed her to get into a relationship with them. The court found that the allegations were valid. Therefore, Terry and Silverman engaged in discriminatory harassment leading to her withdrawal from employment. The District Court concluded that the City was liable for the actions of its supervisors. The Court used three arguments to justify their decision. First, the harassment had occurred repeatedly for a long period of time; hence, the assumption that the City had constructive knowledge (Legal Information Institute, 1982). Second, the Court argues that the City was liable since the employees were acting as its agents during the tort. Moreover, the Court claims that the Gordon’s knowledge of the harassment coupled with his unresponsiveness constitutes to the conclusion. Consequently, ruled out...