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September 16, 2021 by mjpospis

Public Accommodation Discrimination Claims Dismissed in Case Against Macy’s Arising From Alleged Sale of “Used” Rolex

The facts of Quan v. Macy’s, No. 159450/2019, 2021 WL 4080215 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County Sep. 08, 2021) are fairly straightforward: Plaintiff alleges that he paid defendant over $20,000 for a Rolex watch, and thereafter learned that the watch was “used” and had non-Rolex parts. Plaintiff sued. The court held that he sufficiently…

Employer’s Failure to Return Employee’s Personal Property Supported Conversion Claim, Court Finds

In Farmer v. Fzoad.com Enterprises Inc., 2020 WL 6530787 (S.D.N.Y. 2020), the court, inter alia, found that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged a conversion claim against the employer defendants. From the decision: Count XII asserts a claim for conversion alleging that Defendants are “withholding Plaintiff’s personal belongings without justification, including but not limited to, two laptop…

Nursing Home Stripper Theft Case Continues

Yes, you read that right. The case is Youngblood v. East Neck Nursing Home, decided by the Supreme Court, Suffolk County on December 3, 2014. Here are the facts, according to the court: [Plaintiffs’] verified complaint alleges that Bernice Youngblood, an 85-year-old resident of the Center, suffered injuries … when the Center hired male strippers to…