Winston v. VERIZON SERVICES CORP.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding on summary judgment that a reasonable juror may construe statements such as “You people are all the same, you are all thieves” as reflecting discriminatory animus
• “Raising concerns of discrimination to a human resources department is quintessential protected activity.”
• allegations that successfully state a claim under the NYSHRL “[a] fortiori . . . state[s] a claim under the NYCHRL,” which is more liberal than either its state or federal counterpart
• allegations that successfully state a claim under the NYSHRL “[a] fortiori . . . state[s] a claim under the [NYCHRL] . . . , which is more liberal than either its state or federal counterpart.”
• “[I]f a plaintiff successfully states a claim under the NYSHRL, then ‘[a] fortiori’ she has stated a claim under the NYCHRL.” (alteration in original) (quoting Brightman v. Prison Health Servs. Inc., 878 N.Y.S.2d 357, 358) (2009)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).