Fifth Circuit: Getting Groped by a Supervisor Isn't Harassment If it Only Happens Once

In Paul v. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decides that a jury need not be bothered with a sexual harassment case because, after all, the supervisor only groped the the plaintiff once. 

Here is the Court's description of the relevant facts of the case (which for the purposes of this summary judgment motion must be accepted as true): 


Paul [the plaintiff] alleges that, on that day, Barattini walked up to her until his chest

was touching hers, thus...

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[Source: HR Lawyer's Blog]