NEW YORK CITY ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE RETIREES SECURES ANOTHER APPELLATE VICTORY FOR RETIREE HEALTHCARE RIGHTS
The First Department held that the retirees "established a likelihood of success on the merits" of their lawsuit. It also held that the retirees had demonstrated that they "would suffer irreparable harm -- delaying or foregoing medical care, and inability to pay certain expenses, including necessities such as utilities -- if they were required to continue paying the co-payments."
- NEW YORK, May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees secured another major appellate victory on behalf of Medicare-eligible retired City workers and their dependents.
- In response, Marianne Pizzitola, President of the New York City Organization of Public Service Retirees, issued the following statement: "Once again, six out of six Supreme Court justices have concluded that the City violated retirees' rights and inflicted irreparable harm on them.
- If the Mayor and the MLC insist on continuing to violate retirees' healthcare rights, we will continue to take them to court.
- The New York City Organization of Public Services Retirees are jointly represented by Jacob Gardener of Walden Macht & Haran and Steve Cohen, Sara Mark, Max Rodriguez of Pollock Cohen LLP.