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Update: Danger to Unsuccessful Employment Discrimination Plaintiffs

The September 2003 issue of <i>New York Employment Law &amp; Practice</i> published my article entitled "Be Wary of Rule 54(d)'s Costs Provision," in which I discussed the award of costs to prevailing defendant employers in employment law cases. I observed that courts have often assessed substantial costs awards against even low-income plaintiffs whose employment law cases are dismissed or lost at trial, although there are arguments available to plaintiffs' counsel in some situations that can be used to minimize or eliminate such awards. A January 2004 decision on a costs motion by Eastern District of New York Judge Arthur D. Spatt reinforces several of the points made in the September article, and further dramatizes the dangers of potential costs awards to plaintiffs with marginal cases.

6 minute read February 09, 2004 at 08:08 AM
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Geoffrey A. Mort
Update: Danger to Unsuccessful Employment Discrimination Plaintiffs

The September 2003 issue of New York Employment Law & Practice published my article entitled “Be Wary of Rule 54(d)'s Costs Provision,” in which I discussed the award of costs to prevailing defendant employers in employment law cases.

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