Sass v. MTA Bus Company
Plaintiff: Gary Sass
Defendant: MTA Bus Company
Case Number: 1:2010cv04079
Filed: September 7, 2010
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Office: Brooklyn Office
Presiding Judge: Marilyn D. Go
Presiding Judge: Sterling Johnson
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000 e Job Discrimination (Employment)
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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August 4, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 69 MEMORANDUM & ORDER granting 61 motion for reconsideration of 60 Order on 47 motion for equitable relief, damages, attorneys' fees and costs, 50 motion for judgment as a matter of law or for a new trial.For the reasons rest forth in t he attached Memorandum & Order, the Court grants Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration. Upon reconsideration, the Court (1) adheres to its prior ruling granting Defendants motion for a new trial as to Plaintiff's Title VII claim, (2) find s that Defendant is entitled to a new trial as to Plaintiffs NYSHRL claim, (3) denies Defendant's motion for a new trial as to Plaintiff's NYCHRL claim, and (4) grants in part and denies in part Plaintiff's 47 motion for equitable re lief, damages, attorneys' fees and costs. The Court denies Plaintiff's application for reinstatement, and awards $106,000 in front pay as determined by the jury. The Court awards Plaintiff $252,300 in back pay as determin ed by the jury, but offsets that amount by $18,630 received by Plaintiff in unemployment compensation from Defendant, for a total back pay award of $233,670. The Court also awards prejudgment interest on Plaintiff's back pay at the ap plicable statutory rate of 4 percent commencing from the intermediate date of March 12, 2014. The Court awards attorneys' fees to Plaintiff in the amount of $99,210, and expenses in the amount of $3,109.21. Ordered by Judge Margo K. Brodie on 8/4/2014. (Prakash, Swati)
February 14, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 60 ORDER re 47 Motion for Attorney Fees; 47 Motion for Damages; 50 Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law; 50 Motion to Set Aside Verdict. For the reasons set forth in the attached Memorandum & Order, the Court grants Defendant's motion for a new trial, denies Defendant's motion for judgment as a matter of law, and denies Plaintiff's motion for damages and attorneys fees as moot. Ordered by Judge Margo K. Brodie on 2/14/2014. (Prakash, Swati)
October 2, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MEMORANDUM & ORDER: The Court denies 17 Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. Ordered by Judge Margo K. Brodie on 10/1/2012. (Thomas, Alora).
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Represented By: Michael G. O'Neill
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