Legal Opinion
Barrella v. Village of Freeport
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 28, 2014No. 12-CV-0348 (ADS)(WDW)PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
On May 28, 2014, following a trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the Plaintiff Christopher Barrella (the “Plaintiff’) against the Defendants Village of Freeport (the “Village”) and its former Mayor, Andrew Hardwick (“Hardwick”) (collectively the “Defendants”) awarding him $150,000 in damages for loss of back pay, $1,000,000 for loss of future pay, and punitive damages in the amount of $200,000 against Hardwick only. Presently pending before the Court are several post-verdict motions brought by the parties, described in more…
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3Cited by32 opinions
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