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The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington is a well-respected litigation firm with an office in Hempstead, Long Island. Our focus is primarily in the area of civil rights, voting rights, employment discrimination, police misconduct, personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death and criminal law. However, the Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington is a full- service law firm handling matters in numerous areas of law and providing a wide range of services from contract formation to litigation and trial practice.
Federal Judge Denies Defendants' Motion Seeking Reconsideration of Order Denying Previous Request for Summary Judgment
Plaintiff, John Puglisi, Jr., a white male, is an employee of Sanitary District Number 2 in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, state of New York. In 2007, a hangman’s noose was discovered hanging in a place where the African-American and other employees gather in the morning before beginning their work. Upset and alarmed by the act of hate, employees alerted the District Supervisors regarding the noose and an investigation was initiated. Plaintiff’s father, who also works for the District as a supervisor, participated in the investigation and gave detailed information to the New York State Division of Human Rights and was chastised for doing so. Shortly thereafter, Plaintiff was subjected to retaliatory actions because his father participated and cooperated with the noose investigation. Plaintiff sued, claiming his relationship with his father was the reason for the harsh and wrongful treatment leveled against him. Defendants moved for summary judgment, which was denied by District Judge Bianco in January 2013. Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, 133 S.Ct. 2517 (June24, 2013) Defendants moved for reconsideration on Plaintiff’s retaliation claim. District Court Judge Pamela K. Chen ruled on Defendants’ motion and evaluated the motion to reconsider in light of Nassar. Finding that Plaintiff had more than satisfied his burden to defeat summary judgment, even under Nassar, Judge Chen denied this attempt by Defendants to avoid a trial. Trial is set for early in 2014. Frederick K. Brewington and Gregory Calliste, Jr. worked on this case for the office.
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