In McDermott v. The Bd./Dept. of Educ. of the City of New York, No. 159989/2022, 2024 WL 2214288 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 16, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of age discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Even…
Read More Teacher’s Age Discrimination Claim DismissedIn Sanders v Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., No. 158104/18, 2023-00393, 2136, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 02264, 2024 WL 1774512 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., Apr. 25, 2024), the court affirmed the lower court’s order granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s age discrimination claim under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Defendant submitted…
Read More Age Discrimination Claim Properly Dismissed, Positive Performance Reviews NotwithstandingIn Howell v. Northwest Mississippi Community College, CASE NO. 3:23CV33-MPM-DAS, 2024 WL 1611897 (N.D.Miss. April 15, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of age discrimination (in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act) arising from the non-renewal of plaintiff’s contract as head women’s basketball coach. In…
Read More Affidavit Constituted Direct Evidence of Age Discrimination; Summary Judgment DeniedIn Adams v. Equinox Holdings, Inc., 2024 WL 1787108 (2d Cir. Apr. 25, 2024) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court’s award of summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claims of discrimination asserted under the Age discrimination in Employment Act and the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision:…
Read More 2d Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Equinox on Age Discrimination ClaimsIn Gentile v. Touro Law Center, 21-CV-1345 (JS)(ARL), 2024 WL 1719608 (E.D.N.Y. April 22, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for reconsideration of its decision to deny defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of age discrimination asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The court explained the procedural history (forming the…
Read More Age Discrimination Sufficiently Alleged; Motion for Reconsideration DeniedIn Rivera v. The Fortune Soc., Inc., No. 150022/2023, 2024 WL 1532756 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County April 9, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s employment discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Law. From the decision: To state a prima facie case of…
Read More Hispanic Native American Man’s Discrimination Claims Survive DismissalIn Cline v. Clinical Perfusion Systems, Inc., No. 22-5107, 2024 WL 501616 (10th Cir. Feb. 9, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, inter alia, held that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged age discrimination, and thus reversed a district court’s dismissal. From the decision: The district court erred by concluding that the FAC…
Read More Age Discrimination Sufficiently Alleged; “Inconsistent Legal Theories” NotwithstandingIn Cooper v. County of York, Civil No. 21-CV-01440, 2024 WL 183013 (M.D.Pa. Jan. 17, 2024), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of age-based hostile work environment asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). From the decision: Finally, York’s motion requests summary judgment on Cooper’s claims…
Read More Age-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed on Summary JudgmentIn Leone v. Brown Forman Corp., No. 151627/2019, 2024 WL 198429(N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 12, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on their age-based hostile work environment claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: As it relates to plaintiffs hostile work…
Read More Age-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Summary JudgmentIn Swanson v. Lilly USA, LLC, Case No. 1:23-cv-00831-TWP-TAB (S.D. Ind. Jan. 10, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). From the decision: The ADEA makes it unlawful “for an employer to fail or refuse to hire or to…
Read More Age Discrimination Claim Sufficiently Pled; Allegations Include Replacement by Substantially Younger Person