Here is the complaint, captioned Matthew Luke v. Al Jazeera America and Osman Mahmud, NY Sup. Ct. NY Cty. Index No. 154219-2015 (Apr. 28, 2015), filed against news organization Al Jazeera and others. Plaintiff alleges that defendants retaliated against him after he opposed defendant Mahmud’s discriminatory acts against his colleagues on the basis of their gender,…
Read More Discrimination Lawsuit Against Al Jazeera AmericaIn Connolly v. 129 East 69th St. Corp., a personal injury trip-and-fall case, one defendant moved for summary judgment to dismiss plaintiff’s case. The Supreme Court granted the motion. The Appellate Division, however, reversed that decision, finding that the defendant filed its motion one day after the motion filing deadline: Supreme Court’s individual part rules…
Read More Summary Judgment Motion Filed One Day Late Deemed Untimely in Personal Injury CaseHere is the lawsuit, captioned Bari Zahn v. Kaye Scholer LLP (NYS Sup. Ct. Index No. 152625/2015, March 17, 2015), filed by an attorney against her former employer. Plaintiff alleges, among other things, discrimination based on gender and perceived sexual orientation, as well as retaliation.
Read More Gender/Sexual Orientation Discrimination Lawsuit Against Law Firm Kaye ScholerIn a complaint filed in New York State Supreme Court, captioned Cynthia Terrana v. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. et al. (NY Sup. Ct. 3/6/15, No. 152281-2015), plaintiff alleges that she was subjected to discrimination (termination) based on her pregnancy, in violation of the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. In particular, plaintiff alleges (among…
Read More Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Against Cantor FitzgeraldHere is the complaint, captioned Kaoru Parker v. Seiko Corporation et al. (NY Sup. Ct. NY Cty. 152365-2015), recently filed by plaintiff Kaoru Parker against Japanese watchmaker Seiko. Plaintiff alleges, among other things, that she was ordered not to appear at work due to her status as a Japanese woman, in violation of the New…
Read More Race and Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against SeikoIn Lake v. Holzer (Sup. NY Feb. 9, 2015), a personal injury car accident pedestrian knockdown case, the court held that the “emergency doctrine” was inapplicable and granted plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment. Here are the facts: [P]laintiff Collin Lake, a pedestrian, was standing on the raised median island which separates the north and southbound lanes…
Read More Median Jump to Avoid Fender-Bender Unreasonable; Emergency Doctrine Inapplicable; Pedestrian Awarded Summary Judgment on Liability in Car Accident CaseSneider v. AB Green Gansevoort, decided by the Supreme Court, New York County on January 7, 2015, addresses the pleading requirements for a claim of civil battery, as well as the effect of a criminal conviction on subsequent litigation arising out of the same facts. The facts: On February 23, 2013, the plaintiff, a patron…
Read More Standard Hotel Biergarten Brawl Lawsuit ContinuesIn a lawsuit captioned Laknidhi v. AbilTo, Inc. and Michael Laskoff, NY Sup. Ct. Index No. 151506/2015 (filed 2/13/15), plaintiff alleges that defendants AbilTo and Laskoff (AbilTo’s CEO) subjected her to “harassment and discrimination … because of her pregnancy (and associated need for pregnancy leave and post-pregnancy accommodations) … which culminated in” her unlawful termination.…
Read More Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Against AbilTo Inc. and Michael LaskoffBelow is the New York state court complaint, captioned Lindsay Lohan and Dina Lohan v. Fox News Network, LLC et al. (NY Sup. Ct. Index No. 150973/2015) filed on February 2, 2015 by Lindsay Lohan and her mom Dina Lohan, against (among others) Fox News Network, Michelle Fields, and Sean Hannity. Plaintiffs allege, among other things,…
Read More Lindsay/Dina Lohan “Cocaine” Defamation LawsuitIn Burhans and Rivera v. The State of New York (Sup. NY Index 152906/14), New York Supreme Court Judge Wooten held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged sexual harassment/hostile work environment (but not sex discrimination) claims against the defendant State. Plaintiffs allege in their complaint that, under the New York State Human Rights Law, the State of New…
Read More Burhans/Rivera Sexual Harassment/Hostile Work Environment Claims Continue Against New York State