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Veronika Chauca, Appellant,v.Jamil Abraham, et al., Respondents.

Brief

20 Cited authorities

  1. BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore

    517 U.S. 559 (1996)   Cited 2,845 times   42 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a $2 million punitive damages award was "grossly excessive" and therefore exceeded the constitutional limit

  2. Kolstad v. Am. Dental Assn

    527 U.S. 526 (1999)   Cited 1,456 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an employer may avoid punitive damages under § 1981a if it has made good-faith efforts to prevent discrimination in the workplace

  3. Vega v. Hempstead Union Free Sch. Dist.

    801 F.3d 72 (2d Cir. 2015)   Cited 1,959 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a plaintiff must allege facts that give rise to a minimal inference of discriminatory motivation

  4. Williams v. N.Y. City Hous. Auth

    61 A.D.3d 62 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)   Cited 1,021 times   17 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the continuing violation doctrine did not apply to plaintiff's NYCHRL claim because plaintiff failed to allege any "actionable conduct during the limitations period"

  5. Bennett v. Health Mgmt. Sys., Inc.

    92 A.D.3d 29 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)   Cited 356 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that under NYCHRL summary judgment is inappropriate "once there is some evidence that at least one of the reasons proffered by defendant is false"

  6. Albunio v. City of New York

    2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 2480 (N.Y. 2011)   Cited 351 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts must construe provisions of the NYCHRL "broadly in favor of discrimination plaintiffs, to the extent that such a construction is reasonably possible"

  7. Farias v. Instructional Systems, Inc.

    259 F.3d 91 (2d Cir. 2001)   Cited 364 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the federal standard applies to claims for punitive damages under NYCHRL

  8. Malena v. Vict.'s Secret Direct, LLC

    886 F. Supp. 2d 349 (S.D.N.Y. 2012)   Cited 207 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that supervisor could not be liable as employer because she did not have the authority to hire or fire the plaintiff or set the plaintiff's schedule or salary, and there was no evidence supervisor had an ownership interest in the company

  9. Romanello v. Intesa Sanpaolo, S.P.A.

    2013 N.Y. Slip Op. 6600 (N.Y. 2013)   Cited 200 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiff's request for “a continued leave of absence to allow him to get better and return to work” where his return to work date was indefinite was an unreasonable request for indefinite leave

  10. Zakrzewska v. the New School

    2010 N.Y. Slip Op. 3796 (N.Y. 2010)   Cited 75 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Finding that the NYCHRL imposes strict liability on the employer if "the offending employee 'exercised managerial or supervisory responsibility'"