By Josefa Velasquez | November 19, 2017
A lawsuit filed by Lisa Marie Cater of Buffalo in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Saturday alleges that Sam Hoyt III, former state economic development official and former assemblyman, violated her state and federal civil rights by engaging in sexual harassment, assault and discrimination and retaliation against her. The Cuomo administration denies allegations it ignored Cater's complaints about Hoyt's behavior.
By R. Robin McDonald | November 17, 2017
A Macon judge has rejected claims by the state's former attorney general that an Atlanta lawyer who hires himself out as a special prosecutor is illegally taking contingency fees from civil asset forfeitures he arranges.
By Andrew Denney | November 16, 2017
Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas' office was thwarted Thursday in its bid to challenge a judge's order requiring it to turn over documents related to a drunken-driving case, a ruling of first impression that could require New York prosecutors to turn over millions of additional pages of discovery.
By Jason Grant | November 16, 2017
Allegations pleaded in the original complaint of Ada Damla Demir, who had been employed by Sandoz, a division of Novartis, sufficed to give defendants notice of the occurrences that led to the whistleblower claim.
By Scott Graham | November 15, 2017
Companies that failed to challenge venue prior to TC Heartland haven't waived that right, the Federal Circuit ruled. But the court said district judges retain the inherent power to manage their dockets.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 15, 2017
In an unprecedented victory for plaintiffs bringing public nuisance claims, a California appeals court has ruled that three lead paint manufacturers were liable for endangering the state's residents through exposure to their products, which they promoted for decades as safe despite knowing of health risks such as learning disabilities in children.
By Colby Hamilton | November 15, 2017
Following on a recent district court order denying the Trump administration's motion to dismiss, plaintiffs in the underlying suit asked the Second Circuit to dispense with the government's mandamus petition pending before the appellate court.
By Greg Land | November 15, 2017
A Phenix City jury slapped Wal-Mart with a $7.5M verdict, including $5M in punitive damages, after finding the store negligent for injuries a customer sustained when he fell after retrieving a watermelon from a large box on a pallet.
By Colby Hamilton | November 15, 2017
The sculpture sat in the church's courtyard for a decade, before the decision was made to move it, leading to claims by the artist of Visual Artists Rights Act violations.
By Andrew Denney | November 14, 2017
A federal jury in Manhattan awarded on Tuesday a $2.2 million verdict to the family of a mentally disturbed man who was shot and killed in his home by New York City police officers in 2012.
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