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Represented Executive Director of the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) in gender discrimination & retaliation lawsuit against former CCRB Chairman Richard Emery

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.…
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Filed sexual orientation discrimination & retaliation lawsuit against Perry Ellis

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…
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Filed lawsuit on behalf of Delhi woman who was raped by her Uber driver

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…
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Represented former Executive Director of the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) in gender discrimination & retaliation lawsuit against former CCRB Chairman Richard Emery

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…
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Filed race & religious discrimination lawsuit against Nicolas Sparks

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…
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Filed disability discrimination & breach of contract lawsuit against 92Y

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…
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Selected to serve on Super Lawyers blue ribbon panel

Mr. Wigdor was recently selected as a Blue Ribbon Panelist for attorney rating service Super Lawyers in the employment litigation / labor and employment field. Only those in each practice area with the highest point totals are asked as part of the panel to evaluate the candidacy of fellow lawyers to enter the prestigious Super Lawyer rankings. Mr. Wigdor, after…