Case Results

Over the course of his 32 year career, Karl has successfully pursued claims on behalf of a cross-section of New Yorkers ranging from office workers in some of the City's largest banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions, to models, aerospace engineers, doctors and nurses, waiters and waitresses, journalists, secretaries and receptionists, bus drivers, police and corrections officers, building superintendents, retail store clerks, mechanics, carpet installers, deliverymen, hospital workers, school teachers, truck drivers, chefs and other restaurant employees, construction workers, groundskeepers, commissioned and non-commissioned salespersons, massage therapists, psychologists, computer technicians, home health aides and many others.

A representative sampling of Karl's accomplishments are set forth below:

Successfully resolved collective action asserting overtime claims on behalf of thousands of office workers employed by a large New York financial institution.
Obtained a favorable Jury Verdict in a sexual harassment case involving a prominent New York plastic surgeon.
Successfully resolved "tip-sharing" wage and hour claims on behalf of waiters and waitresses employed by a nationwide restaurant chain.
Obtained a favorable Jury verdict in an action for race discrimination against a major New York City Hospital.
Successfully resolved collective action asserting severance and pension claims on behalf of thousands of employees of a defense contractor at the conclusion of trial.
Obtained favorable Jury Verdict on behalf of a clerical employee asserting claims for malicious prosecution and defamation against a food distributor.
Successfully resolved gender and race discrimination claims on behalf of a legal secretary employed by a prominent Manhattan law firm.
Successfully resolved overtime claims asserted by retail employees of a nation-wide chain of specialty stores.
Successfully resolved sexual harassment claims on behalf of a New York City school teacher.
Successfully resolved overtime and minimum wage claims brought on behalf of employees of "health food" markets and delicatessens.
Successfully resolved minimum wage and overtime claims on behalf of salespersons employed by a diversified, world-wide sales and marketing organization.
Successfully resolved overtime and minimum wage claims on behalf of employees of a chain of discount retail stores.