Legal Opinion
Corning Glass Works v. Ovsanik
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 13, 1994PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ciparick, J.
The question presented on this appeal is whether an 8 Vi- year delay by respondent State Division of Human Rights (DHR) in processing the complaint of discrimination against petitioner Corning Glass Works caused that party substantial prejudice warranting dismissal of the complaint. Although the delay was inordinate, petitioner has not shown that it was actually prejudiced thereby. Thus, the drastic remedy of dismissal was unwarranted.
Complainant suffers from a hereditary neurological condition that causes involuntary tremors in his fingers, hands, and head. He…
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