Legal Opinion
Matter of Jacobs v. New York State Div. of Human Rights
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 29, 2015No. 15714 401303/13PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order of respondent New York State Division of Human Rights (DHR), dated July 17, 2013, which found that petitioner (Jacobs) engaged in housing discrimination against respondent Lillie Davis Staton based on her age and disability in violation of the State Human Rights Law, directed Jacobs and Jacobs RE LLC to pay $10,000 in compensatory damages for mental pain and suffering and $10,000 in punitive damages to Staton, and $55,000 in civil fines and penalties to the State of New York (the proceeding having been transferred to this Court by order of Supreme Court, New York County [Donna M. Mills,…
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