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6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 16 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Danna v. New York Telephone Co..

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1 Danna v. New York Telephone Co. Anchor
nysd · 1990
green “use of foul language or sexual innuendo in a consensual setting does not waive 'her legal protections against unwelcome harassment” 3
2 New York State Division of Human Rights v. Independent Auto Appraisers, Inc.
nyappdiv · 2010
green “the award of damages for lost wages is reasonably related to the discriminatory conduct . . . and thus there is no reason to disturb the determination of the commissioner with respect thereto” 3
3 Walter Motor Truck Co. v. New York State Human Rights Appeal
nyappdiv · 1979
green “failed to prove that complainant did not exercise diligent efforts to mitigate her damages” 3
4 Father Belle Community Center v. New York State Division of Human Rights
nyappdiv · 1996
green “in reviewing an award for mental anguish and humiliation, the court should 'determine whether the relief was reasonably related to the wrongdoing, whether the award was supported by evidence before the commissioner, and how it compared with other awards for similar injuries” 3
5 County of Erie v. New York State Division of Human Rights
nyappdiv · 2014
green “an abuse of discretion as a matter of law” 3
6 County of Erie v. New York State Division of Human Rights
nyappdiv · 2014
green “so disproportionate to the offense as to be shocking to one's sense of fairness, thus constituting an abuse of discretion as a matter of law” 1

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