Summary
In McClellan v Majestic Tenants Corp. (68 AD3d 574 [1st Dept 2009]) and Sum v Tishman Speyer Props., Inc. (37 AD3d 284 [1st Dept 2007]), the First Department upheld trial court decisions dismissing discrimination claims and compelling arbitration.
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No. 1591.
December 17, 2009.
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Alexander W. Hunter, Jr., J.), entered July 8, 2008, which granted defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Law Office of Michael G. O'Neill, New York (Theresa B. Wade of counsel), for appellant.
Epstein Becker Green, P.C., New York (Michael A. Levine of counsel), for respondents.
Before: Tom, J.P., Sweeny, Moskowitz, Acosta and Abdus-Salaam, JJ.
The motion court properly dismissed the complaint on the grounds that plaintiff's discrimination claims under the New York State Human Rights Law and the New York City Human Rights Law were subject to mandatory arbitration under the relevant collective bargaining agreement ( see Sum v Tishman Speyer Props., Inc., 37 AD3d 284, appeal withdrawn 12 NY3d 911; Garcia v Bellmarc Prop. Mgt., 295 AD2d 233, 234). The collective bargaining agreement contained a "clear and unmistakable" waiver of an employee's right to a judicial forum for claims of employment discrimination ( see Wright v Universal Maritime Service Corp., 525 US 70, 80; Sum, 37 AD3d at 284; Conde v Yeshiva Univ., 16 AD3d 185; Garcia, 295 AD2d at 234).
[Prior Case History: 20 Misc 3d 1110(A), 2008 NY Slip Op 51304(U).]