In Chen v. Hsiao, No. 160786/2023, 2026 WL 509593 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 17, 2026), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims under the New York Civil Rights Law § 52-b (i.e., NY’s “Revenge Pornography” statute) and New York City Administrative Code § 10-180 (NYC’s parallel “Revenge Pornography” statute). After reciting the…
Read More NYS, NYC “Revenge Pornography” Claims Survive Motion to DismissIn Massaro v. The Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York, et al, 2021 WL 184364, at *6 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 19, 2021), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to survive summary judgment (in part) on her retaliation claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,…
Read More ADEA Retaliation Claim, Arising From Denial of Substitute Teaching Application Following EEOC Charge, Survives Summary JudgmentIn Litwin v. Hammond Hanlon Camp, LLC, 2019 NY Slip Op 51475(U) (Sup. Ct. NY Cty. Sept. 9, 2019), the court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint asserting a violation of NYC’s “revenge porn” law, now codified at NYC Admin. Code § 10-180[b][1]. The alleged facts, distilled and simplified, are as follows: Plaintiff (P), an employee of defendant,…
Read More Court Narrowly Construes NYC’s “Revenge Porn” Law; Requires “Direct” Receipt of Intimate Images