NJ Hospital Sex Harassment Suit Dismissed For Timeliness, Law360, ft. Iram Valentin

Iram Valentin, partner and co-chair of the KD professional liability practice group, was quoted in a Law360 article written by Alexis Shanes published February 2, 2021. 

A medical office manager who had a consensual affair with a physician, then sued him for sexual harassment, waited too long to file suit against the doctor and the hospital affiliated with his medical group, a New Jersey state judge said.

“We are pleased with the court’s decision and believe that the court properly applied the law,” Iram Valentin, an attorney for Hesquirajosa, told Law360 on Tuesday. “The court properly found that there was no basis to sustain a sexual harassment claim based upon the clearly consensual nature of the relationship, or any other claims, based upon the many admissions that plaintiffs made in depositions.”

Read more at the full article.