28 Cited authorities

  1. Murphy v. American Home Prod

    58 N.Y.2d 293 (N.Y. 1983)   Cited 1,843 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the limitation period for commencing a judicial action for unlawful discrimination in employment is the three-year period of N YCiv.Prac.L. R. § 214
  2. Kincaid v. Eberle

    464 U.S. 1018 (1983)   Cited 223 times
    Holding that "a plaintiff . . . cannot rely on attenuated possibilities that a jury would infer a discriminatory motive, but rather must come forward with sufficient evidence to establish a prima facie case and respond sufficiently to any rebuttal by the defendant to create a genuine issue of material fact"
  3. Mills v. County of Monroe

    59 N.Y.2d 307 (N.Y. 1983)   Cited 180 times
    Holding that "actions that are brought to protect an important right, which seek relief for a similarly situated class of the public, and whose resolution would directly affect the rights of that class or group are deserving" of waiving notice
  4. Picciano v. Nassau Civil Service Commission

    290 A.D.2d 164 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)   Cited 72 times
    Collecting First and Second Appellate Division cases
  5. Koerner v. State of New York

    62 N.Y.2d 442 (N.Y. 1984)   Cited 115 times
    Holding that the three-year statute of limitations applies to discrimination claims under the NYSHRL
  6. Beechwood Care Ctr. v. Signor

    2005 N.Y. Slip Op. 7829 (N.Y. 2005)   Cited 58 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Responding entity must certify that it does not possess a requested document and that it could not be located after a diligent search if not produced or subject to a request denial
  7. Monsanto v. Electronic Data Systems Corp.

    141 A.D.2d 514 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)   Cited 54 times
    In Monsanto v. Electronic Data Sys. Corp., 529 N.Y.S.2d 512 (N.Y.App.Div. 1988), the court rejected a civil conspiracy claim alleging employment discrimination under the New York Human Rights Law, noting that the "Human Rights Law is an action created by statute, which did not exist at common law, and therefore cannot give rise to tort liability."
  8. Treanor v. Metropolitan Transp. Authority

    414 F. Supp. 2d 297 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)   Cited 15 times
    Analogizing liability under COBRA's notice requirements to a New York statutory claim for unfair insurance practices
  9. Matter of Greer v. Wing

    95 N.Y.2d 676 (N.Y. 2001)   Cited 18 times

    Argued January 10, 2001. Decided February 15, 2001. APPEAL, by permission of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, from an order of that court, entered April 6, 2000, which affirmed an order of the Supreme Court (James A. Yates, J.), entered in New York County in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, insofar as it denied a request by petitioners for legal fees related to the initial, underlying administrative proceeding, and limiting the fee award to work

  10. Lane-Weber v. Plainedge Union Free Sch. Dist

    213 A.D.2d 515 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)   Cited 21 times
    Involving a suit against a school district, and applying N.Y. Education Law and § 50–e, not § 52
  11. Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1983   Cited 482,733 times   684 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
  12. Section 2412 - Costs and fees

    28 U.S.C. § 2412   Cited 28,287 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Providing that an EAJA fee motion shall be filed "within thirty days of final judgment"
  13. Section 50-E - Notice of claim

    N.Y. Gen. Mun. Law § 50-E   Cited 4,839 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Providing that an application for leave to serve a late notice of claim shall be made to “the supreme court or to the county court”
  14. Section 504 - Costs and fees of parties

    5 U.S.C. § 504   Cited 644 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing payment of attorney's fees by the Government when a party prevails in a federal agency adjudication