Employment Law Case Examples & Case Results

Verdict in Reinoso v. New York City Transit Authority, et. al., 155622/2013

Verdict in Morse v. Spitzer, et.al., 07 Civ. 4793 (CBA)(RML)

In a very litigous lawsuit, Attorney Duffy was on a team that proved summary judgment that the employer defendant had misappropriated tips from its employees. 

The plaintiff was a hedgefund executive terminated due to disability discrimination. We were able to substantially increase his severance offer due to the threat of arbitration.

$3 million wage and hour settlement successfully obtained on behalf of a class of trade workers. This recovery compensates employees who were denied full overtime pay for time spent transporting work vehicles and working through unpaid meal breaks.

Verdict in Guzman v. City of New York, et.al., 10 Civ. 6353 (ALC)(JCF).

Sexual Harassment (Jitesh Dudani and WTC Team) In this case, the employee alleged that her employer coerced her into a sexual relationship by leveraging mentorship, compensation, and equity, and pressured her to remain at the practice. After she attempted to end the relationship following a pregnancy and abortion, she was marginalized, excluded from key meetings, and ultimately stripped of her salary.

Settlement in Code v. City of New York, et. al., 17 Civ. 5184 (RWS)

Verdict in Williams v. New York City Transit, (Sup. Ct. New York Cty., 11792-04)

Verdict in Lema, et.al., v. New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, (Sup. Ct. Queens Cty., 20568-08)

Settlement In Dominguez v. Moskowitz, M.D., et al., (Sup Ct. New York Cty.)

Our client faced repeated racial discrimination and mocking in the workplace. He was ostracized by management, suffered a significant drop in earnings, and was denied an extension of his work visa—all while being restricted by a non-compete agreement. We successfully secured a $1.425 million settlement on his behalf and obtained a full waiver of his non-compete.