New York City Legal News

New York City Legal News

• DOJ Calls For Dismissal of NYC's Climate Lawsuit - Independent Women's Forum March 21, 2019
  DOJ Calls For Dismissal of NYC's Climate Lawsuit  Independent Women's ForumThe City of New York is one of a number of states and municipalities seeking massive damages on the grounds that large energy companies should be held ...
• Harvard Sued For Allegedly Profiting From Early Photos Of Slaves - The Chicago Cusader March 21, 2019
  Harvard Sued For Allegedly Profiting From Early Photos Of Slaves  The Chicago CusaderTamara Lanier of Connecticut is suing the Ivy League school for “wrongful seizure, possession and expropriation” of photos taken of her ancestors for a racist ...
• Woman sues after discovering hospital kept one of her embryos frozen since 2004 - GMA March 21, 2019
  Woman sues after discovering hospital kept one of her embryos frozen since 2004  GMAMarisa Cloutier-Bristol's husband passed away after the couple tried IVF.
• Michael Steinhardt, a Leader in Jewish Philanthropy, Is Accused of a Pattern of Sexual Harassment - The New York Times March 21, 2019
  Michael Steinhardt, a Leader in Jewish Philanthropy, Is Accused of a Pattern of Sexual Harassment  The New York TimesSeveral women said Mr. Steinhardt made sexual requests of them while they were relying on or seeking his support. He denies many of the actions attributed to ...
• I'm an Asian American graduate of Brooklyn Tech. Please don't use me as a wedge in your education lawsuit. - Chalkbeat New York March 21, 2019
  I'm an Asian American graduate of Brooklyn Tech. Please don't use me as a wedge in your education lawsuit.  Chalkbeat New YorkI am a lawyer, and every day I use the law to fight for social justice. I am also an Asian American graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School, one of the ...
• `We can do whatever we want. We’re the feds’ — U.S. Marshals terrorize Bronx family in search for man with a g - New York Daily News March 20, 2019
  `We can do whatever we want. We’re the feds’ — U.S. Marshals terrorize Bronx family in search for man with a g  New York Daily NewsA group of federal marshals acted like a gang of “lawless thugs,” terrorizing a family in a Bronx housing project for hours last year as they searched for a man on […]
• Paying Your Buyer's Agent: A New Class Action Lawsuit Might Not Bring That Much Change - Forbes March 20, 2019
  Paying Your Buyer's Agent: A New Class Action Lawsuit Might Not Bring That Much Change  ForbesIs the consumer actually injured by the practice in the lawsuit filed last week by nationally-known class action attorneys Hagens Berman (representing plaintiff ...
• Who Should Own Photos of Slaves? The Descendants, not Harvard, a Lawsuit Says - The New York Times March 20, 2019
  Who Should Own Photos of Slaves? The Descendants, not Harvard, a Lawsuit Says  The New York TimesA woman is suing the university for photographs taken 169 years ago of slaves she says are her ancestors. The images were taken as part of a racist study.
• Destiny USA sues 2 more shuttered shops for leaving early - syracuse.com March 20, 2019
  Destiny USA sues 2 more shuttered shops for leaving early  syracuse.comSyracuse, NY -- Destiny USA took two more of its former tenants to court recently for leaving the mall years before allowed under their leases. One store, Beauty ...
• 'Impractical Jokers' being sued over hidden camera bit, report says - SILive.com March 20, 2019
  'Impractical Jokers' being sued over hidden camera bit, report says  SILive.comThe "Impractical Jokers" Brian "Q" Quinn, Sal Vulcano,, Joe Gatto and James "Murr" Murray on the museum steps during the opening reception of the ...