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In Wallace v. Cheng, No. 159691/2023, 2025 WL 1116760 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 10, 2025), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: By decision and order dated May 12, 2022, the federal district…

Read More Federal Court Factual Findings Warrant Dismissal of New York State, City Human Rights Law Race Discrimination Claims
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In Troche v. New York City Transit Authority, No. 156731/2024, 2025 WL 1542341 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 29, 2025), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s disability discrimination claims under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In sum, plaintiff alleged that the defendant committed discrimination by refusing to…

Read More Failure to Plead Known Disability Requiring Accommodation Dooms Discrimination Claims Against NYC Transit Authority
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In Muckey v. Levy Employment Law LLC, No. 152917/2025, 2025 WL 1495504 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 19, 2025), the court denied the petitioner’s request for pre-action discovery – namely, portions of a report regarding what a non-party (C.S.) said about their alleged sexual contact during an investigation culminating in a report finding,…

Read More Claim For Pre-Action Discovery Under CPLR 3102 Denied, Deemed Based on “Guesswork”
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In Protopappas v. Trustees of the Spence School, Inc., No. 158193/2024, 2025 WL 1422502 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 14, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for plaintiff to provide a “more definite statement” of what is set forth in their complaint. From the decision: Defendants contend that plaintiff’s complaint is…

Read More Court Denies Motion for More Definite Statement of Employment Discrimination Complaint
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In Smith v. The City of New York, No. 153568/2024, 2025 WL 1446812 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 20, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of race and arrest-history discrimination. From the decision: Under both the NYSHRL and NYCHRL, a complaint need only “give fair notice of…

Read More Race and Arrest Record Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal Against the City of New York
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In Lobosco v. City of New York, No. 152196/2024, 2025 WL 1446815 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 20, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s discrimination and hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In her complaint, plaintiff “details a pervasive…

Read More Sex Discrimination & Hostile Work Environment Claims Against City of New York Survive Dismissal
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In Pinell v. Target Corp., No. 156615/2024, 2025 WL 1296296 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County May 05, 2025), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ claims of race-based public accommodation discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. The court summarized the facts, as follows: On September 28, 2023, Plaintiffs,…

Read More Plaintiffs Sufficiently Allege Race-Based Public Accommodation Discrimination Claims, Court Holds
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In Dorilus v. DCAS, No. 101225/2023, 2025 WL 1238058 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 24, 2025), the court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of religious discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: In DCAS’s supporting papers, it assumes that this cause of action is…

Read More Religious Discrimination Claim Dismissed, in Light of Failure to Identify a “Religious Belief”
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In Huaman v. United Airlines, Inc., No. 160784/2023, 2025 WL 1158984 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 21, 2025), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint asserting employment discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Defendants’ motion to dismiss pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(7)…

Read More Motion to Dismiss NYSHRL & NYCHRL Discrimination Claims Denied; “Impact” Test Satisfied
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