In the Matter of New York City Transit Authority v. State Division of Human Rights, and Adrienne Nash

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division’s reduction of a $450,000 compensatory damages award for mental anguish caused by sex discrimination, holding that the proper standard of review requires a de novo assessment of whether the award is supported by the evidence and reasonably related to the discriminatory conduct. The Court also affirmed its jurisdiction to hear the appeal under CPLR 5602(a)(2).