New York City Legal News

New York City Legal News

• EXCLUSIVE: Bring on the class-action rules in Europe, says Volkswagen’s integrity exec - Yahoo Lifestyle January 23, 2019
  EXCLUSIVE: Bring on the class-action rules in Europe, says Volkswagen’s integrity exec  Yahoo LifestyleVolkswagen's head of integrity and legal affairs, Hiltrud Werner, said she welcomes the European Commission's plan to introduce new US-style class-action ...
• The Biggest Fight in the UFC Is Over Labor Rights - The Ringer January 23, 2019
  The Biggest Fight in the UFC Is Over Labor Rights  The RingerWhat does your favorite UFC fighter have in common with your Lyft driver? Both are classified as contractors, giving them few labor rights. But several efforts ...
• Ex-Dean's Relationship with Student Has Columbia U Facing $60M Lawsuit - The Jewish Voice January 23, 2019
  Ex-Dean's Relationship with Student Has Columbia U Facing $60M Lawsuit  The Jewish VoiceA woman who was in a hot-for-teacher situation wants $60 million in damages and is suing Columbia University for it. Photo Credit: Shutterstock. Share; Tweet.
• FOX NEWS FIRST: Covington High School teens, families fight back; Shutdown fuels State of Union confusion - Fox News January 23, 2019
  FOX NEWS FIRST: Covington High School teens, families fight back; Shutdown fuels State of Union confusion  Fox NewsPlus, Supreme Court takes first gun rights case in 10 years.
• A Private Investigator Wanted to Prove His Clients Innocent. Were His Methods His Own Undoing? - The New York Times January 23, 2019
  A Private Investigator Wanted to Prove His Clients Innocent. Were His Methods His Own Undoing?  The New York TimesManuel Gomez, a private investigator who used to be a cop, lives and works alone in a one-bedroom apartment above a laundromat in the Bronx. His living ...
• NYPD officers humiliate trans woman and arrest her in pink handcuffs - PinkNews January 23, 2019
  NYPD officers humiliate trans woman and arrest her in pink handcuffs  PinkNewsThree New York City Police officers allegedly mocked a trans woman, deliberately misgendering her and arresting her in non-standard pink handcuffs.
• Early Arrival: Immigrants Suing Attorneys Who Filed Fraudulent Asylum Claims - Documented January 23, 2019
  Early Arrival: Immigrants Suing Attorneys Who Filed Fraudulent Asylum Claims  DocumentedA teenage asylum-seeker and Long Island high school student who was recruited by the local FBI gang task force to provide information on MS-13 was denied ...
• Next climate liability suits vs. Big Oil could come from western Canada - Climate Liability News January 23, 2019
  Next climate liability suits vs. Big Oil could come from western Canada  Climate Liability NewsBy Marco Poggio. Western Canadian cities, led by Vancouver and Victoria, have taken significant steps in what could become litigation against the world's major ...
• Minnesota appeals court blocks lawsuit over teacher tenure, ... - Bemidji Pioneer January 23, 2019
  Minnesota appeals court blocks lawsuit over teacher tenure, ...  Bemidji PioneerST PAUL -- Minnesota's courts can decide if students are deprived of their right to an adequate education, but a group of parents arguing teacher union ...
• Wilmington agrees to pay Muslim school, students $50,000 in pool discrimination lawsuit - The News Journal January 23, 2019
  Wilmington agrees to pay Muslim school, students $50,000 in pool discrimination lawsuit  The News JournalWilmington will pay $50000 and take other action to settle a lawsuit filed after Muslim students were asked to leave a city pool because of their garb.