lawsuits

NYC food truck worker sued for $20M by consultant he 'falsely' accused of stalking him: suit

A NYC crisis management consultant accused of harassing a food truck worker telling him to “go back to [his] country” and even pulling a gun on him is now suing the halal...

Executive Workspace sues Volkswagen for $4M over NYC EV charging station deal

Executive Workspace alleges in the suit Electrify America never acted in good faith after inking the 10-year deal.

Fed judge tosses GOP challenge to Nevada’s mail-ballot counting rules: They 'lack standing'

Plaintiffs including the RNC, the 2024 Trump campaign and others "lack standing to challenge the Nevada mail ballot receipt deadline."

Fan lawsuits fly after Copa America final chaos

The first lawsuits have been filed in connection with last weekend's melees that broke out at the Copa America soccer tournament final at Hard Rock Stadium.

Republicans sue Whitmer, Benson over voter registration agencies

Michigan's governor, secretary of state and three other officials are facing a lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign this week over granting some government offices the power to conduct voter...

Hotel guest dies after being burned by scorching 150-degree shower

The family of an elderly Tennessee man who died after he was burned by 150-degree water in a scalding-hot shower will receive a $2 million judgment in a wrongful death...

Marilyn Manson accuser speaks out after judge allows sex abuse case to go forward: ‘No longer a nameless victim’

Accuser Bianca Allaine Kyne said she was the woman behind the bombshell suit against "The Dope Show" singer, in a statement that declared she is now “no longer a nameless...

Ex-cop who shot sergeant sues police department over claims superior sexually harassed him for years

“Rusk was left with no other viable option but to reasonably defend himself,” the lawsuit alleges.

Border proposition will appear on Arizona ballots after court dismisses lawsuit

The legal argument made by the groups is that it violates the Arizona constitution by making sure propositions only tackle one topic, but an appeal is expected, according to Capitol Media...

NY AG James seeks lifetime ban of ex-NRA head Wayne LaPierre, monitor for gun-rights organization

Attorney General Letitia James is asking for a court-appointed monitor to oversee the NRA and its charitable assets -- as its former head faces the possibility of a lifetime ban.

Jewish teacher says colleagues at Bronx HS yelled 'Heil Hitler' at her amid months of antisemitic harassment: lawsuit

Public school employees in the Bronx allegedly shouted "Heil Hitler" at a Jewish teacher, a day after she says she found her desk littered with "Free Palestine" stickers.

Victim of sex abuse by LI teacher wins $30M case but hasn't seen a penny — so now he's going after perv's NYC co-op

Michael Malvin won the hefty judgment in 2022 after suing David Savage, now 73, under the Child Victim's Act, the state law which opened a legal window for abuse survivors...

Randall's Island migrant shelter unsafe for workers amid knife attacks: Lawsuit

Migrants with knives are not only attacking each other at one city shelter site, they're also attacking staff, a former worker claimed in a lawsuit.

Accused racist LI squatters who lost home to foreclosure claim new owners 'intimidated' them, trespassed by 'camping out' on lawn

Barry and Barbara Pollack claim the new owners put a set of chairs out on the lawn and sat there with buckets of paint after they agreed not to enter...

'Rust' cinematographer’s widower vows to hold Alec Baldwin ‘accountable for his actions’: lawyer

“We look forward to presenting all the evidence to a jury and holding Mr. Baldwin accountable for his actions in the senseless death of Halyna Hutchins."

Former worker for One Taste 'orgasm cult' claims lawyer wanted her to 'assume' victim role in new lawsuit

A former facilitator for One Taste who refused to cooperate with a probe of the company is suing the attorney who once represented her.

Washington Post heir 'retired' his personal assistant against her will: lawsuit

Valrie Riddick was so loyal to Stephen Graham, she once hauled her laptop and a printer to the hospital to work while she underwent emergency surgery, she claimed.

Judge tosses retaliation claim against Cuomo in state trooper's sexual harassment suit

A federal judge on Friday axed a retaliation claim against Andrew Cuomo in the high-profile sexual harassment lawsuit leveled by a state trooper who contends the former New York governor...

Ex-NYC kosher steakhouse owner-turned-Qatar lobbyist owes over $600K in unpaid wages, fines: court docs

This wasn't very kosher. A once prominent kosher steakhouse and butchery owner -- who has since done lobbying work for the country of Qatar -- owes over half a million...

Fighting for their rights: Beastie Boys sue Chili’s for using ‘Sabotage’ in ad without permission

The hip-hop and rock group filed a complaint in Manhattan federal court accusing Chili's owner Brinker of copyright infringement and unfair competition from using significant portions of the 1994 track...