CPLR 3211(a)(7)

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In Herrera v. The City of New York, No. 152586/2022, 2023 WL 5805938 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 07, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s age discrimination claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. Among other things, this decision illustrates the difference between federal discrimination…

Read More Aspiring NYPD Officer’s Age Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal Against the City of New York
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In Ayende v. The City of New York, No. 153423/2022, 2023 WL 5531761, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 32970(U) (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Aug. 28, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s disability discrimination claims. From the decision: Plaintiff must state a prima facie cause of action for employment discrimination…

Read More Disability Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against the City of New York
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In a recent case, Domingo v. Avis Budget Group, et al., No. 2021-02638, 709558/20, 2023 WL 5599153 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., Aug. 30, 2023), the court modified a lower court decision to deny defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s causes of action for hostile work environment and aiding and abetting. In sum, plaintiff commenced an action alleging…

Read More Sexual Harassment Claim Sufficiently Alleged; Dismissal of Federal and State Claims Did Not Operate as “Collateral Estoppel”
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In Newman v. Intern. Institute for the Brain (Ibrain), No. 150459/2023, 2023 WL 5350997 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Aug. 16, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s gender-based hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Under the NYSHRL,…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against Institute for the Brain
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In Brouillard v Sunrun, No. 2020-03610, 518516/19, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 04184, 2023 WL 5063992 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., Aug. 09, 2023), the court affirmed the lower court’s denial of defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of disability discrimination in violation of the New York City Human Rights Law. The court summarized the facts as follows:…

Read More Job Offer Rescission Following Positive Marijuana Test Stated Claim Under NYC, But Not NYS, Disability Discrimination Law
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In Silvers v Jamaica Hospital, No. 2021-00446, 620936/19, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 03938, 2023 WL 4751994 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., July 26, 2023), the court reversed a lower court determination dismissing plaintiff’s claims of sex discrimination asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. The court summarized plaintiff’s discrimination claims as follows: The…

Read More Sex Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against Jamaica Hospital
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In McIntosh v City of New York, No. 505675/2022, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 50761(U), 2023 WL 4753854 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Kings Cty. July 10, 2023), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. This decision operates as a…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claims Dismissed Against the City of New York
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In Pinkcombe v. Randev, No. 155804/2022, 2023 WL 4680147 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County July 20, 2023), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims that he was subjected to discrimination (based on his gender and race) in a place of public accommodation. From the decision: In relevant part, Administrative Code…

Read More Public Accommodation Discrimination Claims Sufficiently Alleged Against Medical Office
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In Pesantez v. The City of New York, No. 154734/2022, 2023 WL 4401359 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County July 07, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged a hostile work environment claim (in part). From the decision: Plaintiff has not sufficiently plead all of his hostile work environment claims under the…

Read More Disability-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Dismissal
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In Royston Jeffrey, et al. v. Stephanie Collins, No. 2021-01158, 2021-03170, 527241/19, 2023 WL 4340250 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept., July 05, 2023), the court reversed the lower court’s order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of unlawful discrimination in housing accommodations. The following are the facts, as summarized by the court: In December 2019, the…

Read More NYC Human Rights Law Housing Discrimination Claim Survives Dismissal
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