Representative Cases

 

Piligian v. Icahn Sch. of Med. at Mount Sinai, No. 1:17-CV-01975 (ALC), 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 178058, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Sep. 28, 2020) (Defeated summary judgment in a disability discrimination case on behalf of a physician terminated from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai).

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Novotney v. SUNY et al., No. 17-cv-1180 (E.D.N.Y. March 3, 2017) (SUNY Downstate head veterinarian restored as Attending Veterinarian after filing federal injunction action raising due process and First Amendment violations).

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Moynihan v. NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, Index No.108817/10 (N.Y. Co. Nov 14, 2013)(defendants in whistleblower action directed to produce emails relating to human subject research at Harlem Hospital).

 

Roe v. Johnson (State agrees to pay $1.9 million in settlement of action alleging sexual abuse of female resident in custody of NYS Office of Children and Family Services).

 

Coleman v. Cornell University, Index No. 652840/11 (N.Y.Co. 2011) (temporary restraining order granted to tenured Cornell faculty member).

 

Rehman v. SUNY, 596 F. Supp2d 643 (E.D.N.Y. 2009)(physician's complaints re safety and credentialing issues raise public welfare concerns sufficient to defeat motion to dismiss First Amendment claim).

 

Wright v. Stern, 01-CV-4437 (S.D.N.Y.), 553 F.Supp.2d 337 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) and 450 F.Supp.2d 335 (S.D.N.Y. 2006) (NYC agrees to pay $21 million to settle employment discrimination class action on behalf of African American and Hispanic employees of NYC Parks Department).

 

Almontaser v. NYC Dept. of Education, 07-CV-5468 (S.D.N.Y.), 519 F.3d 505 (2d Cir. 2008) and 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84696 (S.D.N.Y. 2009) (First Amendment and discrimination claims by Arab American school principal).

 

Krukenkamp v. SUNY, 04-CV-0569 (E.D.N.Y.) (preliminary injunction granted to Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at State University of New York at Stony Brook raising First Amendment retaliation claims).

 

Metropolitan Opera Ass'n Inc v. Figaro Systems, Inc., 794 N.Y.Supp.2d 611 (N.Y. Co. 2005)(First Amendment challenge to General Business Law on behalf of inventors of opera house title system).

 

Matter of Paula R. v. Goldstein, Index No. 100388/02 (N.Y.Co. 2002)(challenge by CUNY students and faculty to CUNY Trustees' vote to dismantle open enrollment).

 

Bordan v. North Shore University Hospital, 712 N.Y. S. 2d 155 (2d Dept. 2000)(dismissal of hospital physician's whistleblower claim raising quality of care concerns premature prior to disclosure of information concerning patients at issue).

 

Green v. Guiliani, 721 N.Y.S. 2d 461 (N.Y.Co. 2000)(challenge by New York City Public Advocate to Mayor Giuliani's disclosure of sealed information relating to man shot by police).

 

Shady v. Tyson, 5 F.Supp.2d 102 (E.D.N.Y. 1998)(Due Process and First Amendment challenge to nonrenewal of faculty appointment).

 

Visual Equities, Inc. v. Sotheby's, 199 A.D.2d 59, 604 N.Y.S. 117 (1st Dept. 1993)(restraining order preventing Sotheby's from delivering original print of Declaration of Independence after auction).