Wallace v. San-Kit Cheng
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
- State
- New York
- Circuit
- 1st Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
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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