Adan Abreu v. David Lucas and Verizon New York, Inc.

Brooklyn, NY - Adan Abreu sued Dave Lucas and Verizon New York, Inc. on a civil rights job discrimination (race) theory.



Plaintiff who worked for Verizon as a technician for 27 years and who is black-Hispanic claimed that white supervisors treated white field technicians differently.



Abreu was transferred in 2007 from a mainland technician position to a field technician position on Fire Island. The complaint asserted that the Fire Island position was considered a promotion because of the opportunity to earn overtime pay there and make significantly more money. It also was known for having less daily direct supervision, according to the suit.



But a supervisor of Abreu’s on Fire Island, Richard Francis, who was named as a defendant, allegedly “singled out [Abreu] for differential and discriminatory treatment, making his life miserable.”



Francis “would ridicule the Plaintiff, single him out for various things, and target the Plaintiff and not his white peers,” including by assigning him for a period of time to zone where there was no bathroom, the amended complaint continued.

03/26/2019 89 Minute Order for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Steven I. Locke:Jury Trial completed on 3/26/2019. Jury returns a verdict for the plaintiff. Post trial motion are to be filed on or before 7/12/19. (Court Reporter D. Tursi.) (Gandiosi, Kristin) (Entered: 04/01/2019)

03/26/2019 90 Order of Sustenance. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Steven I. Locke on 3/26/2019. (Gandiosi, Kristin) (Entered: 04/01/2019)

03/26/2019 92 Court EXHIBIT 2 (Gandiosi, Kristin) (Entered: 04/01/2019)

03/26/2019 93 COURT EXHIBIT 3 (Gandiosi, Kristin) (Entered: 04/01/2019)

03/26/2019 94 Jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff for $2.65 million including $1.85 million in punitive damages.