Legal Opinion
Ferrante v. American Lung Ass'n
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 23, 1997PublishedCited by 352 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
The primary issue here is whether plaintiff has demonstrated that a factual issue exists to withstand defendant’s motion for summary judgment to dismiss plaintiff’s age discrimination claim under New York’s Human Rights Law (Executive Law § 296). We conclude that plaintiff has sufficiently raised a question of fact as to whether defendant’s proffered reasons for plaintiff’s termination were merely a pretext for age discrimination. Accordingly, the order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Plaintiff alleged that he was employed by defendant as controller…
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