A federal court must wait to settle a case brought by Holocaust victims until all known potential class members are notified by mail of the deal, a federal appeals court has ruled. The two-page order by the 2nd U.S. Circuit …
Tavern on the Green, one of New York’s most popular restaurants, has violated federal law for at least eight years by sexually and racially harassing its employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged Monday. In a federal lawsuit, the …
Jury selection begins this week in the $10 million sexual harassment lawsuit against New York Knicks president Isiah Thomas, who is accused of improper behavior involving a since-fired team executive. Anucha Browne Sanders, a former Northwestern basketball star, is seeking …
A settlement between Holocaust victims, their relatives and an Italian insurance company may be the only chance for some victims to recover money, a judge said, but he delayed ruling on approval of the deal. U.S. District Judge George B. …
The casino magnate who accidentally poked a hole in a Picasso painting said insurer Lloyd’s of London has offered to settle his $54 million claim of lost value, but the talks aren’t going the way he’d like. “Their offer is …
The Atkins diet is protected by the First Amendment against the claims of a Florida man who said the low-carbohydrate meal plan was dangerous and to blame for his heart troubles, a federal judge in New York ruled this week. …
The city and its contractors are not immune from lawsuits brought by emergency workers sickened after toiling amid toxic dust at ground zero, a judge ruled, clearing the way for what he said should be the speedy resolution of thousands …
The U.S. government asked a federal appeals court last week to find that former Environmental Protection Agency chief Christine Todd Whitman cannot be blamed for telling residents near the World Trade Center site that the environment was safe after the …
A judge striving to be the fairest of them all on Tuesday sentenced to a year in jail a woman who pretended to be a Saudi Arabian princess as she fleeced insurance and credit card companies. It was not a …
A lawyer asked a judge last Thursday to protect New York City and about 150 private contractors from lawsuits filed by thousands of emergency workers who got sick after working in the dust of the World Trade Center. The lawyer, …
