FBP 250, LLC v. Wells Fargo Bank, Nat’l Ass’n, 85 N.Y.S.3d 177 (App. Div. 2018)

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Aurora Loan Servs., LLC v. Gross, 32 N.Y.S.3d 249 (App. Div. 2016)

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School Employee’s Law Against Discrimination Claim Settled for $397,500

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Robert Woodruff and Kieran M. Dowling of Schiller, Pittenger & Galvin, P.C., recently settled an employment matter on behalf of a gay, white female, high school athletic director for the sum of $397,50 ... 0.00. The plaintiff supervised approximately 136 employees. Her duties included the hiring of coaches. The complaint, which alleged violations of New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination, alleged when a new principal (who was male and African American) was hired, he attempted to undermine and usurp her position. His actions allegedly created a hostile work environment. Despite repeated complaints to her supervisors about the principal’s hostile and discriminatory treatment, the school board took no action in response.

Whistleblower Case Settles for $175,000 Payment Plus Five Months Terminal Leave

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Schiller, Pittenger & Galvin, P.C., successfully represented a Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office forensic investigator who suffered employment retaliation due to his reporting of investigative techni ... ques by other law enforcement officers that were improper and violated applicable guidelines. The case was brought pursuant to the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA). The client remained employed throughout the litigation. Following extensive discovery and with defendant’s summary judgment motion pending, settlement was reached with the client receiving a fixed sum of $175,000.00 as well as five months of additional salary following his resignation in good standing.

SPG Settle Officer’s Dispute for $80,000, plus Terminal Leave and Full Benefits

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Civil Rights and Employment Attorneys Settle Police Officer’s Employment Dispute for $80,000, plus Terminal Leave and Full Benefits Attorneys Robert B. Woodruff and Kieran M. Dowling recently settled ... an employment matter on behalf of a police officer. The plaintiff police officer was subjected to unlawful discrimination based on race by the defendants. The defendants created a hostile work environment through severe, pervasive, and regular instances of racial discrimination. The defendants also retaliated against the plaintiff for reporting and opposing discrimination, sexual harassment, and employee abuse and intimidation in the workplace. Defendants’ conduct violated New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination.(N.J.S.A. 10:5-12). The parties settled the matter for $80,000.00. Additionally, the plaintiff was placed on terminal leave with full benefits until November 2024.

Employment Discrimination Attorneys Settle Discrimination Claim for $290,000

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Attorneys Robert B. Woodruff and Kieran M. Dowling settled an employment matter on behalf of a white Italian American and retired veteran who worked as a foreman for the Elizabeth Board of Education (t ... he “EBOE”). The plaintiff foreman alleged the EBOE removed him from his position as its eighteen-year electrical foreman because of his ethnicity and replaced him with Hispanic employees who possessed far less electrical experience but received significantly higher salaries. The actions of the EBOE violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJ LAD”). The parties settled the matter at a mediation for $290,000.00.

Employment Attorneys Settle Employment Dispute for Teacher/Administrator for $185,000

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Employment Attorneys Settle Employment Dispute for Teacher/Administrator Robert B. Woodruff and Kieran M. Dowling settled an employment matter on behalf of the plaintiff, who was employed by the Bayon ... ne Board of Education. The plaintiff worked as a teacher, educational service professional, and school administrator. The board denied the plaintiff a promotion because of her familial relationship with the former Mayor and former Business Administrator, whom the individual defendants had political animus towards. This violated the plaintiff’s protected rights as set forth in the New Jersey Constitution, particularly the First Amendment, which secures plaintiff’s right of intimate association (NJ Civil Rights Act, N.J.S.A. 10:6-2). The parties settled the matter for $185,000.00. Furthermore, the defendants guaranteed the superintendent shall recommend the plaintiff for the first available Vice Principal position.

Employment Attorneys Settle Civil Rights Violations Case for $215,000

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Attorneys Robert B. Woodruff and Kieran M. Dowling settled an employment matter on behalf of a temporary carpenter for the Elizabeth Board of Education (the “EBOE”). The plaintiff alleged the EBOE remo ... ved him from his position because: (1) he refused to contribute financially to the Hispanic-centered political campaign; and (2) he did not live in Elizabeth and therefore could not vote in local elections. The plaintiff alleged the EBOE had violated the New Jersey Civil Rights Act and infringed upon his First Amendment right to free speech. The parties settled this matter at mediation for $215,000.00.

Employment Attorney Settles Employment Discrimination Matter on Behalf of Victimized Former Employee for $150,000

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Employment Attorney Settles Employment Discrimination Matter on Behalf of Victimized Former Employee Kieran M. Dowling recently settled a lawsuit filed on behalf of a former employee of a hair salon. ... The suit alleged violations of New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD), sexual assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, and constructive discharge. The plaintiff alleged that the salon’s defendant co-owner had subjected her and other employees to persistent sexual harassment. The defendant co-owner’s behavior toward subordinate employees went unchecked, and he eventually assaulted the plaintiff When the plaintiff reported the assault to a supervisor and the salon’s other co-owner, the salon took no action to address her complaints. Instead, the co-owner offered her a nominal amount of hush money in exchange for a confidentiality agreement. Notably, the hair salon had no harassment, discrimination, or retaliation policy in place. Likewise, the salon did not provide any harassment, discrimination, or retaliation training to its employees and supervisors. The plaintiff suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of the sexual assault and the hair salon’s failure to address the repeated harassment. The case was settled for $150,000.00 at mediation before depositions commenced.

Commercial Litigation Attorneys Settle Property Damage Claim for $90,000 Against a Storage Facility

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Commercial Litigation Attorneys Settle Property Damage Claim Against a Storage Facility Kieran M. Dowling represented the plaintiffs in a class action Consumer Fraud Act case. The plaintiffs, a m ... arried couple, put their property, including furniture, family heirlooms, wedding albums and other personal property, in a storage facility while awaiting the purchase of a new home. The storage facility employees (and the company’s website) told the plaintiffs that the storage unit was “climate controlled” and their property would be safe. When it finally became time to move their property to the new home, the plaintiffs discovered all the plaintiffs’ property was covered in mold, and the storage facility was not climate controlled as advertised. The defendant claimed that plaintiff’s damages were capped at a nuisance value specified in the rental agreement. After contentious litigation before the Superior Court and Appellate Division that addressed whether rental contract’s provisions, including its arbitration clause, were enforceable, the matter settled favorably for the plaintiffs in the sum of $90,000.