Legal Opinion
Colbert v. Furumoto Realty, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 1, 2001No. 99 CIV 12323 (WCC)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM C. CONNER, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiffs Warren R. Colbert and Marie Johnson-Colbert, African Americans, brought this action against defendants Fu-rumoto Realty, Inc. (“Furumoto Realty”), Selina Kim, and Kapo Kasanda 1 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982 and N.Y. EXEC. LAW §§ 296.3(b), 296.5(a), and 297(4) for housing discrimination based upon race. On January 11, 2001, after a three-day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs in the amount of $5,000 in compensatory damages and $30,000 in punitive damages, for a total award of $35,000. Defendant…
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