United States Second Circuit

Due to an absence of New York case law regarding the question of whether punitive damages against a municipality are available under the York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL), the following question is certified to the New York Court of Appeals: Can a person claiming gender-based employment discrimination recover punitive damages from the City of New York under section 8-502(a) of the New York City Human Rights Law, N.Y.C. Admin. Code section 8-502(a)?

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/25/2003
• Published 08/25/2003

Judges

• FEINBERG, Circuit Judge., Before:  FEINBERG, VAN GRAAFEILAND, and F.I. PARKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Scott Shorr, Corporation Counsel's Office, City of New York, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees., Scott Samay, Kirkland & Ellis, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.