Legal Opinion
Scott v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 19, 1995PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J.
Plaintiff insurance agent brought a discrimination claim against defendant insurance company for termination of her agency contract allegedly on the basis of her gender, age and marital status. The question before us is whether the suit may be predicated on Executive Law § 296 (1) (a), which prohibits discrimination in employment, or under section 296 (13), which prohibits discrimination in commerce or trade. For the following reasons, we affirm the holdings of the courts below that plaintiff could not avail herself of the protections of either section under the…
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- Mehtani v. New York Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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