Legal Opinion

Paula L. COFFEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DOBBS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES, INC. and John Bryson, Defendants-Appellants

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided March 15, 1999No. 98-7763PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAGILL, Circuit Judge:

Dobbs International Services, Inc. (Dobbs) appeals from the district court’s denial of its motion for judgment as a matter of law following a jury verdict in favor of Paula Coffey, a former employee, on her retaliation claim brought under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, and the New York Human Rights Law, N.Y. Exec. Law §§ 290-301. Because Coffey failed to present sufficient evidence of retaliation, we reverse.

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Dobbs is engaged, nationwide, in the airline catering industry and prepares and supplies food to various airlines. In January 1995 Coffey resigned from…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  2. United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. AikensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Joann S. Reed, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. A.W. Lawrence & Co., Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  4. Richard Samuels v. Air Transport Local 504Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  5. Arthur Manoharan, M.D. v. Columbia University College of Physicians & SurgeonsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by38 opinions

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