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Wallace v. San-Kit Cheng

N.Y. App. Div.July 2, 2026No. Index No. 159691/23|Appeal No. 7008|Case No. 2025-04142|
Defendant WinSan-Kit Cheng
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Case Details

Citation
2026 NY Slip Op 04267
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
appeal
Circuit
1st Circuit

Related Laws

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Claim Types

DiscriminationHostile Work EnvironmentRetaliation

Outcome

Appellate court affirmed dismissal of plaintiff's race discrimination and hostile work environment claims under state and city human rights laws, finding him collaterally estopped by a prior federal court dismissal of substantially similar claims under 42 USC § 1981, and barring re-litigation under res judicata.

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