Hopkins v. The Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:24-cv-02448

Court:

Georgia Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Sarah E. Geraghty

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  1. March 05, 2025

    Globetrotters, Ex-Player Agree To End Sex Harassment Suit

    The Harlem Globetrotters agreed to resolve a former basketball player's suit claiming she was sexually harassed by the team's general manager, who declined to renew her contract after she rejected his romantic advances, according to a filing Wednesday in Georgia federal court.

  2. August 26, 2024

    Globetrotters Parent Co. Shouldn't Duck Bias Suit, Judge Says

    The Harlem Globetrotters' parent company and its media arm shouldn't be able to escape a player's suit alleging she was cut from the team after rejecting its general manager's romantic advances, a Georgia federal judge said, rejecting the entities' arguments that they weren't properly notified about the allegations.

  3. July 22, 2024

    Globetrotters' Parent & Media Cos. Want Out Of Sex Bias Suit

    The parent and media companies of the Harlem Globetrotters want out of a female former player's sex bias and harassment suit, telling a Georgia federal court she failed to exhaust her administrative remedies by not first filing her complaints against them with the EEOC and obtaining a right-to-sue letter.

  4. June 06, 2024

    Ex-Globetrotters Player Says GM Sexually Harassed Her

    The general manager of the Harlem Globetrotters declined to renew a female player's contract after she rejected his romantic advances, and covered up the scheme by blaming the nonrenewal on her inability to learn a basketball maneuver, according to a Georgia federal court suit.