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In Jackson v. Beacon City School District, No. 19-CV-08164 (PMH), 2022 WL 17904563 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 23, 2022), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. From the decision: With respect to Plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim, Plaintiff has failed…

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In Garrison v. American Sugar Refining, Inc. et al, 21 CV 10917 (VB), 2022 WL 17850891 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 22, 2022), the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a race-based hostile work environment claim against defendants under the New York State Human Rights Law, but not under federal law (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act…

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In Reynolds v. The City of New York, 22-CV-1910 (VEC), 2022 WL 17792394 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 19, 2022), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s First Amendment retaliation claim. From the decision: The sole cause of action in Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint alleges that the City violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by retaliating against…

Read More First Amendment Retaliation Claim Dismissed; Complaints About Alleged Improper Workplace Conduct Did Not Amount to Speaking as a Citizen on a Matter of Public Concern
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In Qorrolli v. Metropolitan Dental Associates, D.D.S. – 225 Broadway, P.C. et al, 18-cv-6836 (DLC), 2022 WL 17689836 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 15, 2022), the court granted the defendant’s motion for a new trial, primarily on the ground that the jury’s verdict was primarily based on hearsay (which, as one legal scholar has noted, is a “kind”…

Read More Citing Introduction of Hearsay, Court Orders New Trial in Sexual Harassment Case
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In D’Anzieri v. Harrison Global LLC et al, 21-CV-8506 (VEC), 2022 WL 17404254 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 2, 2022), the court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s discrimination and retaliation claims, asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, on the basis of those statutes’ geographic reach. From the decision: The NYCHRL and NYSHRL…

Read More Sex, Age Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal; Alleged Conduct Was Sufficiently Tied to New York
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In Estevez et al v. Berkeley College et al, 2022 WL 17177971 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 23, 2022), the court denied defendant’s motion for Rule 11 sanctions, but chastised plaintiff’s counsel for what it perceived as an attempt to mislead the court. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 provides, in part, that an attorney presenting a pleading,…

Read More Court Admonishes Lawyer for Perceived Misrepresentations in Connection With Retaliation Claim
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In Bautista v. PR Gramercy Square Condominium et al, 2022 WL 17156628 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 22, 2022), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s claims of race-based hostile work environment asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Bautista’s…

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In Edelman v. NYU Langone Health System, 21 Civ. 502 (LGS), 2022 WL 4537972 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 28, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of sex-based discrimination asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: Summary judgment is denied on one branch of Plaintiff’s…

Read More City Law Sex Discrimination Claim, Based on Alleged Sexist Remarks Including Being Told to “Smile More”, Survives Summary Judgment
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In Harding v. Dorilton Capital Advisors LLC et al, No. 22 Civ 01726 (CM), 2022 WL 10650256 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 18, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s race-based hostile work environment claim. From the decision: Plaintiff alleges that Mathew [his direct supervisor] engaged in conduct that was not facially neutral because…

Read More Race-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim, Based on Contentions of Negative Treatment Relative to White Teammates, Sufficiently Alleged
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In Santiago v. Acacia Network, Inc. et al, 2022 WL 6775835 (S.D.N.Y. October 10, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim(s) asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. From the decision: The plaintiff also argues that the defendants fostered a hostile work environment in violation…

Read More Hostile Work Environment & Pay Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against Acacia Network, Court Rules
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