Cestaro v. Prohaska et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:22-cv-09444

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Other

Judge:

Jed S. Rakoff

Firms

  1. July 10, 2023

    Union Official Snags Win In Ex-Officer's Defamation Row

    A former union staffer can't prove that a Construction and General Building Laborers business manager defamed him by telling members about his failure to open hundreds of voicemail messages, a New York federal judge ruled, calling the statements "substantially true."

  2. June 30, 2023

    NY Forecast: NY Judge Hears Union Officer Defamation Suit

    A New York federal judge will hear this week a former construction workers union official's request to toss an ex-officer's allegation that the official defamed him by telling members he did not answer voicemails. Here, Law360 explores this proceeding and other major labor and employment cases on the docket in New York.

  3. June 16, 2023

    NY Forecast: Judge Weighs Union Staffer's Defamation Row

    A Construction and General Building Laborers business manager will tell a New York federal judge during oral arguments on Friday to toss defamation claims from a union staffer, contending he made accurate comments in saying the staffer had failed to open voicemail messages. Here, Law360 looks at this case and other major labor and employment cases in New York next week.

  4. May 17, 2023

    Union Officer Says Fired Staffer Can't Claim Defamation

    A Construction and General Building Laborers business manager urged a New York federal judge to toss a union staffer's defamation claims, arguing that a statement he made about the staffer's failure to open hundreds of voicemail messages was accurate.

  5. December 16, 2022

    NY Forecast: Judge Hears Case Over Union Staffer Firing

    This week, a New York federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments in a construction workers union's bid to dismiss a lawsuit that a former union staff member filed claiming he was fired during a retaliation campaign launched by another union officer. Here, Law360 looks at that case and other major labor and employment cases on the docket in the state.

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