United States Second Circuit

In a case alleging illegal retaliation against a city police officer under Title VII and the New York State Human Rights Law (HRL) because of her complaints of gender discrimination, the district court's judgment is: 1) affirmed in part where the city's arguments regarding the availability of reputation damages, evidentiary and instructional errors, and excessive damages for emotional distress presented no basis for disturbing the judgment; and 2) vacated in part where there was merit in plaintiff's contentions regarding the liability of the city's corporation counsel, and the district court erred in dismissing her principal gender discrimination claims under the HRL on the basis that she had suffered no materially adverse employment action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/02/2012
• Published 02/02/2012

Judges

• Kearse

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• A.J. Bosman, Kevin E. Hulslander