CPLR 3211(a)(7)

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In Bernhard v. Google, Inc., No. 155597/2020, 2023 WL 2989640 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Apr. 14, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s failure-to-hire claim asserted under the New York City Human Rights Law. This decision is instructive as to how courts assess such claims under the NYCHRL. From…

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In Kaba v. Zara USA, Inc., No. 157434/2022, 2023 WL 2650422, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 30930(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 27, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s public accommodation discrimination claim under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The Court is…

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In Summerville v. Tradeweb Markets, LLC, No. 160245/2021, 2023 WL 2613131 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Mar. 23, 2023), the court, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s race- and gender-based discrimination and hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and New York City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Plaintiff alleges that the…

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In Higgins v. Gladstone Gallery LLC, No. 150934/2022, 2023 WL 1961164, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 30436(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Feb. 10, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of retaliation under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. As to plaintiff’s state law claim, the…

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In Housing Rights Initiative, Inc. v. Elliman et al, No. 154472/2022, 2023 WL 1387426 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Jan. 30, 2023), the plaintiff – a nonprofit housing group – alleges that defendants (real estate agents, brokerage firms, property management companies, and property owners) “willfully and intentionally refused to rent apartments to individuals who…

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In Lugo v. Jfk Cartage, Inc., No. 704862/22, 2022 WL 17733500 (N.Y. Sup Ct, Queens County Nov. 23, 2022), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of employment discrimination asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law. From the decision: On a motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of…

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In Alkins v. City of New York, No. 160778/2021, 2022 WL 17811985, 2022 N.Y. Slip Op. 34284(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Dec. 19, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims for race discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The Amended Complaint…

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In Suskin v. Oehl, No. 153635/2022, 2022 WL 17581514 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Dec. 08, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of age discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: To state a claim for age discrimination under both…

Read More Age Discrimination Claim Survives Dismissal; Job Duties Were Transferred to Younger Employee
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In Lively v. Wafra Inv. Advisory Group, Inc., 2022 NY Slip Op 06887 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dept. Dec. 6, 2022), the court, inter alia, unanimously affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff’s age discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Even under the lenient notice pleading standard afforded…

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In Hortas v. Weill Cornell Medical College, No. 162604/2019, 2022 WL 17325643 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Nov. 29, 2022), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s constructive discharge/sexual harassment/hostile work environment claim on timeliness grounds. From the decision: A liberal reading of plaintiff’s complaint shows she alleged sexual harassment by…

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