Legal Opinion
Bracker v. Cohen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 10, 1994PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Carol Huff, J.), entered December 29, 1993, which, in an action to recover compensatory and punitive damages under Administrative Code of the City of New York § 8-502 for sex discrimination, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a cause of action, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The IAS Court correctly held that the City has authority to create a private cause of action for unlawful discrimination with punitive damages as a remedy, and that the ordinance enacted,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. v. Town of Red HookNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- New York State Club Ass'n v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Jancyn Manufacturing Corp. v. County of SuffolkNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
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3Cited by23 opinions
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