Insights

On June 1, 2015, the United States Supreme Court reversed a Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decision and sided with the EEOC in a religious discrimination lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.

Senior Trial Partner Anthony M. Sola obtained a defense verdict in NYS Supreme Court, Queens County, in a severely brain damaged baby case in which plaintiff's attorney, James Duffy of Duffy & Duffy, alleged that our delivering obstetrician delayed..

From MCB's Employment & Labor Practice Group

Partner, Nancy J. Block, will be speaking at a New York City Bar CLE program entitled The “How To” of Successful Motion Practice: Practical Advice & Tips on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. For more information, click here.

Senior Trial Partner, Anthony M. Sola, with assistance from Partner Scott O. Frycek and Associate Melissa Andrieux, received a defense verdict in Supreme Court, Suffolk County.

On April 20, 2015, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation (Bill 690-A) establishing “an employment discrimination testing program.”

On April 16, 2015, the New York City Council, by a 47- 3 vote, passed a bill that will make it an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer, except in limited circumstances, to use an individual’s consumer credit history in making employment decisions.

Senior Trial Partner Peter T. Crean received a defense verdict in Supreme Court, Westchester County in a wrongful death trial involving a 41-year-old married mother with chest symptoms and rash who was diagnosed with, inter alia, an allergic reaction.

Senior Trial Partner John J. Barbera recently obtained a malpractice defense verdict in Supreme Court, Dutchess County. The case involved an 81-year-old previously ambulatory woman who was permanently confined to a wheelchair following hip replacement surgery.

Senior Trial Partner Peter T. Crean recently won an appeal in the Appellate Division, First Department dismissing the plaintiff’s legal malpractice action.