Keane & Beane Successfully Defends Employment Law Win on Appeal

Keane & Beane successfully defended an appeal challenging a win on behalf of Keane & Beane’s clients in Federal District Court. The United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit found that the court below correctly dismissed all claims against the firm’s clients, a hospital emergency room physicians group and an individual physician. The Plaintiff had alleged racial discrimination under 42 U.S.C. 1981, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 200, et seq., and the New York Human Rights Law. However, on a summary judgment motion before trial, the firm demonstrated that those claims lacked merit as a matter of law, and the plaintiff could not prevail. The Court specifically found that plaintiff failed to demonstrate any adverse employment action and could not make a showing permitting an inference of discrimination. The case is Peter Lawrence v. Ira Mehlman, et al.,2010 WL 3124431 (C.A.2 (N.Y.)). Edward Beane was the lead attorney for the firm.