Davila v. New York Hospital

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KRAM, District Judge.

At issue in this case involving alleged employment discrimination on the basis of national origin, is whether certain provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (the “Act” or the “1991 Act”), Pub.L. No. 102-166,105 Stat. 1071 (1991), should be applied retroactively to cases pending at the time of the Act’s enactment that involve conduct occurring before its passage. Also at issue, is whether plaintiff is entitled to punitive damages and a jury trial on his state law claims.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Luis Davila (“Davila”), an immigrant to this…