Mellisa Stampf v. Long Island Railroad

Date: 12-11-2010

Case Number: 1:07-cv-03349-SMG

Judge: Steven M. Gold

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (King County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Philip Dinofer, Philip J. Dinhofer, L.L.C., Rockville Centre, New York

Defendant's Attorney: Brian Kenneth Saltz, The Long Island Rail Road Company, Jamaica, New York

Description: Mellisa Stampf sued Angela Trigg on a malicious prosecution theory claiming that Trigg's claim that Stampf groped her was a lie. She claimed that she tapped Trigg on the shoulder as a greeting. She also claimed that her 30 day suspension from work was more severe because she is a woman, a lesbian and Asian.

The defenses asserted by the defendants are not available.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $480,000 including $150,000 in punitive damages against Trigg. The jury

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