Decided August 21, 1991 End date August 21, 1991 | Transcript(s) [1] Ruling court Supreme Court of Ohio | |
Full case name Kerans et al. v. Porter Paint Company Citation(s) 575 N.E.2d 428 (OH 1991)
61 Ohio St.3d 486 Prior action(s) Appeal from summary judgment for defendant Judge sittings Thomas J. Moyer, Alice Robie Resnick, A. William Sweeney, Andrew Douglas, Robert E. Holmes, J. Craig Wright Similar Brown v Kendall, Garratt v Dailey, Summers v Tice, United States v Carroll To, Palsgraf v Long Island Ra | ||
Kerans v. Porter Paint Co. was a leading case in Ohio on employer liability for workplace sexual harassment. In an opinion by Alice Robie Resnick, the court held that victims of harassment could bring tort claims against their employers. Resnick held that the psychological and emotional damages suffered by victims of harassment were not injuries under Ohio's workers' compensation statute, and employers were vicariously liable for the sexual harassment of their employees when they knew or should have known about the harassment.
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