Judge Cote's decision, Latif v. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, et al., No. 18-CV-11528, is the first judicial opinion to address the validity of CPLR 7515's pre-dispute arbitration ban. In Latif, the plaintiff alleged, among other things, a hostile work environment claim based on sexual harassment. The defendants filed a motion to compel the claims to arbitration based on an arbitration agreement the plaintiff agreed to at the commencement of his employment. The only issue in dispute was whether plaintiff's claims of sexual harassment were subject to arbitration in light of CPLR 7515. Judge Cote held that the plaintiff's sexual harassment claims were subject to mandatory arbitration because application of CPLR 7515 to invalidate the parties' agreement to arbitrate such claims would be inconsistent with the FAA.