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On April 12, 2016 Wigdor LLP filed a lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court on behalf of Plaintiffs, Mina Malik and Dr. Robia Charles against Defendants Richard Emery, Chairman of the Civilian Complaint Review Board (“CCRB”) and the City of New York alleging gender based discrimination and retaliatory employment practices. Ms. Malik is the Executive Director of the CCRB and Dr.…

Mr. Wigdor represented Joseph T. Cook, a gay senior executive at fashion company Perry Ellis in a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against the Company. The Complaint alleged that Oscar Feldenkreis, the Company President and Chief Operating Officer subjected Mr. Cook to highly offensive homophobic, racial and ethnic slurs. The Complaint further asserts that when Mr. Cook gained the courage to…

Mr. Wigdor has been at the forefront of sexual assault litigation against Uber Technologies, Inc. In early 2015, represented the Delhi rape victim in a lawsuit against the rideshare company.  The case received worldwide media attention and led Delhi authorities to temporarily ban Uber from operating in the city. Uber later introduced a “panic button” to its app in India…

Mr. Wigdor represented Ms. Tracy Catapano-Fox, the former Executive Director of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, who alleged that the CCRB – New York City’s watchdog over police misconduct – failed to police its own Board Members and Chairperson. Ms. Catapano-Fox was terminated on October 6, 2014, however according to her complaint she was fired only because she attempted to…

Mr. Wigdor represented Saul Benjamin in an action against novelist Nicholas Sparks, the widely known author of “The Notebook.” As alleged, Mr. Benjamin, the former Headmaster of The Epiphany School of Global Studies founded by Mr. Sparks, was terminated without cause after being publicly condemned, harassed and intimidated by Mr. Sparks.  Despite Mr. Benjamin’s efforts to increase the representation of…

Mr. Wigdor represented Deborah Adler, as the Administratrix of the Estate of Sol Adler, in an action against 92Y. As alleged in the complaint the late Mr. Adler, former Executive Director, was given two choices after being hospitalized with depression: resign or be fired. Within months of diagnosis, Mr. Adler was fired in breach of his employment agreement which permitted…

Mr. Wigdor represented the Plaintiffs in a class action law suit against well-known New York City bar Johnny Utah’s, alleging egregious sexual harassment of female employees as well as wage & hour violations against the entire service staff.

Mr. Wigdor resolved a class action brought by drivers who worked for Sunny’s Limousine Service Inc. The drivers alleged numerous violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law including unpaid wages and gratuities. A settlement of $3.5 million was reached, and ultimately approved by the court. The class of affected drivers numbered more than 800.