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CHAUCA v. ABRAHAM

No. 113.

30 N.Y.3d 325 (2017)

89 N.E.3d 475

67 N.Y.S.3d 85

2017 NY Slip Op 08158

VERONIKA CHAUCA, Appellant, v. JAMIL ABRAHAM et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided November 20, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bergstein & Ullrich, LLP, New Paltz ( Stephen Bergstein of counsel) and Law Offices of Anne Donnelly Bush , Hastings, for appellant.

Arthur H. Forman , Forest Hills, for respondents.

Craig Gurian , Anti-Discrimination Center, Inc., New York City, for Anti-Discrimination Center, Inc., amicus curiae.

Zachary W. Carter , Corporation Counsel, New York City ( Ingrid R. Gustafson , Richard Dearing and Claude S. Platton of counsel), for City of New York, amicus curiae.

Friedman & Houlding, LLP, Mamaroneck ( Joshua Friedman of counsel), for National Employment Lawyers Association/New York (NELA/NY), amicus curiae.

Chief Judge DIFIORE and Judges RIVERA, STEIN, FAHEY and FEINMAN concur; Judge WILSON dissents in an opinion.

OPINION OF THE COURT

The New York City Human Rights Law makes clear that punitive damages are available for violations of the statute, but does not specify a standard for when such damages should be awarded. The Second Circuit has, by certified question, asked us to determine the applicable standard. We conclude that, consistent...

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