April 2025 – Pospis Law, PLLC

April 3, 2025 by mjpospis

Sexual Harassment Claim Resurrected From Summary Judgment Dismissal, 3d Department Rules

In Mikesh v. County of Ulster, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 01987, 2025 WL 993793 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept., Apr. 03, 2025), the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department reversed a lower court’s summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim under the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL). From the decision: There is…

Citing Evidence of Buttocks Grinding & Arm Caressing, Court Denies Motion for Summary Judgment on Sexual Harassment Claim

In Franco v. City of New York et al, 19-CV-5905 (AMD) (CLP), 2025 WL 964014 (E.D.N.Y. March 31, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s discrimination (sexual harassment) claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). From the decision: The Second Circuit has held that under…

Sexual Harassment Claims Plausibly Alleged; Motion to Compel Arbitration Denied Under Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021

In Brazzano v. Thompson Hine LLP et al, 24-CV-01420 (ALC)(KHP), 2025 WL 96311 (S.D.N.Y. March 31, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied the defendants’ motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff’s sexual harassment claim under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA). Specifically, the court held that plaintiff plausibly…