State Senator Zellnor Myrie and Assemblywoman Diana Richardson say they were assaulted and pepper-sprayed by the police during last year’s Black Lives Matter protests. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Suits and Litigation (Civil)”
Johnson & Johnson to Pay New York $230 Million to Settle Opioid Case
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2021
The settlement agreement came just days before opening arguments in a sweeping trial of several defendants, including the company. Source: New York Times
Trump Sues N.Y.C. for Ending Golf Course Contract After Capitol Riot
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2021
The Trump Organization, which had a 20-year contract to operate a public golf course in the Bronx, claims it was unfairly targeted. Source: New York Times
Ex-Shake Shack Manager Sues N.Y.P.D. Unions Over Bogus Poison Claim
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2021
As tensions between protesters and the police grew last year, three officers said they’d been attacked with tainted milkshakes. They hadn’t. Source: New York Times
It’s Hard to Sue Gun Makers. New York Moves to Change That.
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2021
State lawmakers are trying to get around a federal law that gives gun manufacturers broad immunity from lawsuits. Source: New York Times
Biden Justice Department Seeks to Defend Trump in Suit Over Rape Denial
By Gotham Rex on June 7, 2021
Donald Trump is facing a defamation lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll, who has accused Mr. Trump of raping her. Source: New York Times
Amy Cooper Sues Former Employer for Racial Discrimination
By Gotham Rex on May 26, 2021
Ms. Cooper, who made the call after a man asked her to leash her dog in Central Park, says that she was discriminated against because of her race. Source: New York Times
Giuliani’s Allies Want Trump to Pay His Legal Bills
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2021
As Rudolph Giuliani faces an escalating federal investigation and defamation suits, his advisers believe he should benefit from a $250 million Trump campaign war chest. Source: New York Times
New York City extends its eviction moratorium through August
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2021
Residential and commercial tenants would be protected from evictions through August 31. Source: New York Times
NRA Leadership and Bankruptcy Assailed by U.S. Trustee
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2021
In a rare move, the trustee, part of the Justice Department, called for the dismissal of the N.R.A.’s bankruptcy filing or the appointment of an outside monitor. Source: New York Times
How Scott Rudin Wielded Power in Show Business
By Gotham Rex on April 24, 2021
For decades, the producer has cultivated and castigated people at all levels of entertainment. Now his past is catching up with him. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. to Limit Use of ‘Sound Cannon’ on Crowds
By Gotham Rex on April 19, 2021
The Police Department has agreed to stop using an “alert” noise on the devices after demonstrators and photographers sued, saying it caused migraines and dizziness. Source: New York Times
Court Vindicates Black Officer Fired for Stopping Colleague’s Chokehold
By Gotham Rex on April 14, 2021
Cariol Horne acted to keep a white officer from using what she saw as excessive force. Fifteen years later, a judge said her firing was wrong. Source: New York Times
$325,000 Settlement for Teacher Over Trump References Removed From Yearbook
By Gotham Rex on March 21, 2021
A New Jersey teacher was suspended in 2017 after, she says, the school administration told her to remove a reference to Mr. Trump from a student’s shirt in a photo. Source: New York Times
‘She Wants Well-Qualified People’: 88 Landlords Accused of Housing Bias
By Gotham Rex on March 15, 2021
A lawsuit by a watchdog group claims that its undercover investigation found widespread bias against tenants receiving federal housing assistance. Source: New York Times