Taslakian v. Taslakian — First Dept. Holds Audio Recordings Not Covered by NYC Intimate Image Law; GMVA Claims Require Gender Animus, Not Just Abuse
The First Department dismissed gender-motivated violence and intimate-recording claims in a divorce action, holding that the NYC Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act requires allegations of gender-based animus beyond possessive or jealous conduct, and that both NYC Administrative Code § 10-180 and Civil Rights Law § 52-b apply only to visual depictions — not audio recordings.