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Orelia E. Merchant

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DISMISSAL E.D.N.Y. · April 24, 2026

Union's Bid to Block Film Workers' Membership Suit Mostly Fails, but Retaliation Claim Dismissed

A federal judge in Brooklyn largely refused to dismiss a putative class action by three film and television craftsmen who allege their union kept them out of full membership — and off pension benefits — for years after they had earned th...

ALEXANDER WILSON, RONALD BISHOP, and GABLE SCHNEIDER, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES LOCAL 52, Defendant.

E.D.N.Y. · April 21, 2026

E.D.N.Y. Amends Verdict on NYSHRL Disability Claim and Slashes Punitive Damages in Employment Discrimination Case

A federal judge in the Eastern District of New York granted a motion to amend a jury verdict to resolve an inconsistency between disability discrimination findings under state and federal law, while significantly reducing excessive punit...

JENNIFER GUERRERO, Plaintiff, v. CONSTELLATION HEALTH SERVICES, LLC, CONSTELLATION HOME CARE, LLC (NY), and NICOLE STURTZ, Defendants.