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WRONGFUL TERMINATION action based on AGE DISCRIMINATION,

WRONGFUL TERMINATION action based on AGE DISCRIMINATION, in which former employee who worked as an insulation installer was terminated after eight months of employment. Issues involved whether reasons given for termination were PRETEXTUAL and whether employee was adequately COUNSELED about job performance.

WRONGFUL TERMINATION AND DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION action by

WRONGFUL TERMINATION AND DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION action by former construction worker against employer. Worker sustained injury which employer claimed he failed to promptly report. Worker alleged that the injury was reported and that the employer failed to offer a REASONABLE ACCOMODATION for his condition. Worker was terminated after slowdown in business, which worker claimed was RETALIATORY, but which employer claimed was for economic reasons.

WRONGFUL TERMINATION matter in which employee claimed

WRONGFUL TERMINATION matter in which employee claimed that he was terminated for having exercised his right to take unpaid parental leave, whereas employer claimed his termination was for valid business reasons.

Action by former TENANT against owner of

Action by former TENANT against owner of property for breach of HABITABILITY and to recover rent paid for UNPERMITTED conversion unit. Issues related to whether tenant misused the property, causing habitability claims, and to whether tenant was constructively evicted, and if so, what the proper measure of damages should be.

Action for PARTITION of residential real property

Action for PARTITION of residential real property brought by one TENANT IN COMMON against the other. New tenant in common was not the tenant in possession and acquired its one -half interest from the brother of the co-tenant who was in possession. The issues included CREDITS for overpayment of proportionate share of monies spent for the common benefit of the property; liability for MORTGAGE PAYMENTS; and whether an OUSTER existed entitling one co-tenant to damages. Attorneys’ fees and other costs were also disputed.

Action to determine RIGHT TO COMMISSION on

Action to determine RIGHT TO COMMISSION on sale of residential real estate. Seller disputed that agent and broker were entitled to commission, alleging BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTIES and failure to follow seller’s instructions. Agent/brokerage company claimed it was entitled to full commission earned on sale of property. Dispute settled prior to litigation being filed.