Monday, December 23, 2024

Worker's objection to supervisor's behavior is not "protected activity" for purposes of Title VII retaliation claim

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The plaintiff in this case was a dental assistant who claimed her supervisor was having sex with her female colleagues. Plaintiff told her s...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

Massive sexual assault verdict yields a new trial on liability

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This case is a good example of how we trust juries, but we don't always trust juries, and some verdicts are going to be thrown out and w...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Outspoken lawyers may challenge Connecticut's disciplinary rules under the First Amendment

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The Court of Appeals holds that two lawyers have standing to challenge the professional licensing rules guiding the legal profession. The Co...
Monday, December 16, 2024

Punitives are available against municipalities under the City Human Rights Law

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Lawyers who sue and defend municipalities know that you cannot recover punitive damages against towns, villages, counties and cities. That...
Friday, December 13, 2024

This is how hard it is to win defamation cases in New York

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This case proves how difficult it is to win a defamation case in New York. Plaintiff is a university that sued Newsweek for reporting that i...
Thursday, December 12, 2024

Inmate loses case alleging correction officer confiscated his legal mail

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This inmate sued a county jail in upstate New York, claiming that a correction officer interfered with his right to receive mail by searchin...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Inmate's civil rights case against New York State is rejected

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The Court of Appeals has held that an inmate in a New York prison cannot win his constitutional claims alleging the prison was deliberately ...