Judge: Vernon S. Broderick

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In Nahar v. ADR Ventures WPR LLC, 23-CV-3835 (VSB), 2024 WL 4042433 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 3, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged religious-based discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. As to Title…

Read More Hijab-Based Comments Among Allegations Sufficient to State Religion-Based Discrimination Claims
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In Scott v. YSB Services Inc., 21-CV-7711 (VSB), 2024 WL 1330043 (S.D.N.Y. March 28, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of retaliation asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. After…

Read More Retaliation Claims Sufficiently Stated; Termination Followed Sexual Harassment Complaint
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In Elgalad v. New York City Department of Education, et al., 2024 WL 621617 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 14, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on his retaliation claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. After summarizing the “black letter” law as to this claim, the court…

Read More Teacher’s Retaliation Claims Survive Summary Judgment, in Part
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In Girardi v. Ferrari Express, Inc. et al, 220-CV-4298 (VSB), 2023 WL 2744027 (S.D.N.Y. March 31, 2023), the court held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims of sexual harassment, and thus denied defendant’s motion to dismiss. As to plaintiff’s claim against individual defendant Fabio Ravera, defendant Ferrari Express’s general manager and chief financial officer, the court…

Read More Sexual Harassment (Hostile Work Environment) Claim Sufficiently Alleged
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In Akyar v. TD Bank US Holding Company, 18-CV-379, 2018 WL 4356734 (S.D.N.Y. 2018), the court (inter alia) dismissed plaintiff’s public accommodation discrimination claim under Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This decision turns on what venues qualify as “places of public accommodation” within the meaning of the statute. In sum, plaintiff alleged…

Read More Banks Are Not “Places of Public Accommodation” Within The Meaning of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Court Holds
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In a recent Southern District case, Dickinson v. City University of New York, 2018 WL 4333986 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 11, 2018), the court (inter alia) denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s age discrimination claim against the City University of New York.[1]Plaintiff also asserted claims of gender discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment; here I…

Read More Age Discrimination Claim Against CUNY Survives Summary Judgment
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In McLeod v. General Vision Services, Inc. et al, 13-cv-6824, 2018 WL 3745662 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 6, 2018), the court, inter alia, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s race discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 USC 1981, but denied it with respect to plaintiff’s race discrimination claim…

Read More Race Discrimination (Termination) Claim Survives Under City, But Not Federal, Law
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In McLeod v. General Vision Services, Inc. et al, 13-cv-6824, 2018 WL 3745662 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 6, 2018), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion on plaintiff’s race- and age-based hostile work environment claims. The court noted – in the portion of the decision where it assessed plaintiff’s race discrimination claims[1]The court dismissed plaintiff’s race discrimination claims…

Read More Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Evidence Included Racial Epithets
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In Rosas v. Balter Sales Co., Inc. et al, 12-CV-6557, 2018 WL 3199253 (S.D.N.Y. June 29, 2018), the court, inter alia, upheld a jury verdict – i.e., denied defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law under Fed. R. Civ. P. 50 – in plaintiff’s favor on his race discrimination (termination) claim.[1]It also denied defendants’…

Read More Race Discrimination Jury Verdict for Plaintiff Upheld
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