Below is the complaint filed by Chenin Duclos this week against the City of New York and several police officers. Plaintiff was one of the several bystanders shot by NYPD officers as they attempted to apprehend suspected shooter Jeffrey Johnson near the Empire State Building last August. Specifically, Duclos asserts the following causes of action: (1)…
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Below is a copy of the lawsuit filed against the Metropolitan Opera by stage carpenter Teri Orsburn. Ms. Orsburn alleges, among other things, sexual harassment, retaliation, negligent supervision and retention, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, and battery. [scribd id=106303619 key=key-1yu9nseehgn1xwe6sgxt mode=scroll]
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