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J. Woods grants the employer's motion for summary judgment in an employment discrimination suit. The employee does not present sufficient evidence to support a claim she was fired for being a Black, female, Seventh-Day Adventist. Further, the negative comments she heard from supervisors were not connected to the employee's religion, race, or sex and were not objectively severe enough to support a hostile work environment claim.
Court: USDC Southern District of New York, Judge: Woods, Filed On: April 23, 2024, Case #: 1:22cv9554, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Employment
J. Woods grants the timeshare seller's motion to dismiss RICO claims stemming from allegations that it misled buyers about timeshare interests in a Manhattan building, hiding the true fees involved and availability of reservations. The buyers' dispute as to the calculating and billing of management and maintenance fees does not evince a scheme to defraud them. Similarly, the buyers allege they had great difficulty in reserving the use of their timeshare interests, but do no identify any misrepresentations or deception on the seller's part.
Court: USDC Southern District of New York, Judge: Woods, Filed On: February 26, 2024, Case #: 1:20cv7042, NOS: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) - Other Suits, Categories: Fraud, Racketeering
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J. Woods partially denies the aircraft engineering firm's motion to dismiss claims stemming from its failure to upgrade a private aircraft's internet and entertainment systems. The owner's breach of contract claims related to the eX1 system are untimely due to the parties' efforts to resolve the issues for 10 years. However, the contracted equipment upgrades are still enforceable.
Court: USDC Southern District of New York, Judge: Woods, Filed On: December 5, 2023, Case #: 1:20cv7472, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Contract, Aviation
J. Woods grants the documentary maker's motion to dismiss a photographer's copyright claims stemming from the brief appearance of his photographs displayed in the background of the film "Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry." The photographs only appear incidentally as part of the film's larger purpose of documenting Eilish's career, including a world tour that took her to the New Zealand airport where the photos were on dispaly, and is a transformative use.
Court: USDC Southern District of New York, Judge: Woods, Filed On: September 26, 2023, Case #: 1:21cv8420, NOS: Copyrights - Property Rights, Categories: Copyright
J. Woods grants Penguin's motion to dismiss this suit alleging copyright infringement brought by the author of a book meant to promote self-esteem for Black boys. Copyright assures the right to original expression while encouraging others to build freely upon conveyed ideas. The author seeks to monopolize the idea of the subject rather than its expression. The court finds the total look and feel of the author's book with the alleged infringing work are not substantially similar.
Court: USDC Southern District of New York, Judge: Woods , Filed On: July 5, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv7500, NOS: Copyrights - Property Rights, Categories: Copyright, Fraud
J. Woods partially grants both parties' motions for summary judgment in a contract dispute over the parties' respective rights in the "Fearless Girl" statue unveiled in 2017 facing down the Charging Bull statue on Wall Street. The sculptor has submitted sufficient evidence that a jury could find she lost sales due to the financial firm's refusal to allow additional use of the image she created, due to its desire to align the image with a commitment to increasing gender diversity in corporate leadership rather than a broad connection with gender diversity goals. Further, she did not violate the contract by selling a replica to a Norwegian company. However, the sculptor may be liable for attorneys fees in connection with litigation in Australia between the parties.
Court: USDC Southern District of New York, Judge: Woods, Filed On: June 16, 2023, Case #: 1:19cv1719, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Contract