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  1. October 30, 2025

    Ex-NYU Doc's Disability Bias Verdict Gets Trimmed To $2.55M

    A former New York University doctor had nearly $1.5 million cut from a $4 million verdict on claims he was unlawfully denied remote work while recovering from COVID-19 complications, with a federal judge saying evidence didn't support the level of emotional distress or punitive damages that jurors awarded him.

  2. August 04, 2025

    NYU Must Pay Fired Doc $4M In Disability Bias Suit, Jury Says

    An ex-New York University doctor nabbed a $4 million trial win in his disability bias case claiming he was fired after his employer denied his request to work from home so he could recover from a COVID-19 infection that left him in a coma for nearly two months.

  3. February 07, 2025

    NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Hears Maternity Leave, Retaliation Suit

    This week the Second Circuit is scheduled consider a former New York City Economic Development Corp. employee's attempt to revive her lawsuit claiming her supervisor retaliated against her for taking maternity and medical leave. Here, Law360 looks at this and other notable cases on the docket this week in New York courts.