Mealey's (November 9, 2016, 12:12 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Nov. 1 asked the New York Court of Appeals to establish the standard for awarding punitive damages under New York state law in a pregnancy discrimination case (Veronika Chauca v. Jamil Abraham, et al., No. 15-1777, 2nd Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 19597)....