New York City Legal News

New York City Legal News

• White FDNY lieutenant sues department, Vulcan Society claiming racial discrimination in color guard - New York Daily News May 18, 2019
  White FDNY lieutenant sues department, Vulcan Society claiming racial discrimination in color guard  New York Daily NewsLt. Daniel McWilliams, in a Brooklyn Federal Court suit filed Friday, alleged that he was callously booted from serving as a flag bearer at the Nov. 19, 2017 ...
• San Francisco Banned Facial Recognition. New York Isn’t Even Close. - The New York Times May 18, 2019
  San Francisco Banned Facial Recognition. New York Isn’t Even Close.  The New York TimesVery little is known about the New York Police Department's use of facial recognition technology. What kind of facial recognition is in place? Which databases ...
• Raiders Lawsuit Update: City of Oakland v Oakland Raiders, NFL Potential Legal Battle Update - Oakland News Now May 18, 2019
  Raiders Lawsuit Update: City of Oakland v Oakland Raiders, NFL Potential Legal Battle Update  Oakland News NowRaiders Lawsuit Update: City of Oakland v Oakland Raiders, NFL Potential Legal Battle Update.
• Joss Sackler, of the opioid dynasty, defends her family and says scandal has nothing to do with her - Daily Mail May 18, 2019
  Joss Sackler, of the opioid dynasty, defends her family and says scandal has nothing to do with her  Daily MailHer family may be getting sued by 44 states for their alleged part in perpetuating the opioid epidemic, but beneficiary of the OxyContin fortune Joss Sackler ...
• Woody Allen’s Next Movie May Never Get a U.S. Release, But Here’s The Trailer - Vanity Fair May 18, 2019
  Woody Allen’s Next Movie May Never Get a U.S. Release, But Here’s The Trailer  Vanity FairWoody Allen's latest (and likely last) film with Amazon may not have a release date, but it has a trailer. The prolific director self-published a first look at A Rainy ...
• Reclaiming their rights | Opinion - Plattsburgh Press Republican May 18, 2019
  Reclaiming their rights | Opinion  Plattsburgh Press RepublicanThis is a “David and Goliath” story. In this version, “David,” is Brooke Schreir Ganz, an amateur genealogist. “Goliath” is the New York City Municipal Archives.
• PBA sues NYPD over benefits in line-of-duty injuries - New York Post May 18, 2019
  PBA sues NYPD over benefits in line-of-duty injuries  New York Post A police union head is asking a judge to force the NYPD to give written explanations when it denies officers coverage for injuries they incur on the job.
• Judge refuses to toss suit over Pepe the Frog poster sales - WCYB May 17, 2019
  Judge refuses to toss suit over Pepe the Frog poster sales  WCYBA federal judge will let a jury decide whether conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars website had a legal right to sell a poster featuring the image of Pepe the ...
• Alex Rodriguez Is Caught With His Pants Down In Viral Toilet Photo, Is Reportedly Eyeing Lawsuit - International Business Times May 17, 2019
  Alex Rodriguez Is Caught With His Pants Down In Viral Toilet Photo, Is Reportedly Eyeing Lawsuit  International Business TimesAlex Rodriguez is not happy after a photo of him on the toilet with his pants down made its way onto social media by an unknown photographer.
• How will extending statute of limitations in sex abuse cases impact New Jersey? - NorthJersey.com May 17, 2019
  How will extending statute of limitations in sex abuse cases impact New Jersey?  NorthJersey.comThe ink was still wet on the law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday extending the statute of limitations for victims of child sexual abuse when it was put into ...