In an 8 year battle over pregnancy discrimination, Scott A. Lucas represented three women who were harassed, mistreated and ultimately terminated once their employer discovered they were pregnant or suspected them of being pregnant. “The verdict sends a message to all employers that they can’t harass and fire women for being…

Samiento, et al. v. World Yacht, Inc., et al., 10 N.Y.3d 70, 883 N.E.2d 990, 854 N.Y.S.2d 83 (New York, 2008) In a case closely watched throughout New York State’s restaurant and banquet industry, Scott A. Lucas argued before the State’s highest court on behalf of 14 waiters suing to…

The Law Offices of Scott A. Lucas represented the plaintiff in a trial that produced one of the highest abuse of process awards ($2.6 million) in New York State history. The case, Brown v. Suggs, involved a 7½ year litigation against Willie Kathryn Suggs, a well-known Harlem real estate broker….