Last week, plaintiff Robert Bell filed a complaint (see below) against NYPD officers and the City of New York following his arrest for – any guesses, given the graphic? – giving cops the finger. Plaintiff brought his claims under 42 U.S.C. §1983, Monell, the New York constitution, and New York common law. Mr. Bell was…
Read More Man Arrested For Giving Cops the Finger SuesBelow is the response filed by Dominique Strauss-Kahn this week in the lawsuit brought against him by Nafissatou Diallo. Defendant’s counterclaims – that is, his affirmative claims against Ms. Nafissatou – begin on page 8. Specifically, his counterclaim is for damages arising from Ms. Diallo “knowingly and intentionally making a false report to law enforcement…
Read More Dominique Strauss-Kahn Strikes Back Against Hotel MaidBelow is the complaint filed by Evelyn Paswall on March 20th against Apple Inc. According to the suit, Ms. Paswall “walked directly into the clear glass doors at [the store] and fractured her nose.” The allegations pertaining to Apple’s alleged negligence are largely set forth in paragraphs 18 and 19. [scribd id=86658094 key=key-f4pibatfj6025bu0d57 mode=list]
Read More 83-Year Old Woman Sues Apple After Walking Into Store’s Glass FacadeBelow is the complaint filed on March 16th by Alina Borgovan against the Union League Club, containing her allegations that she was subjected to sexual harassment, discrimination based on her national origin (Romanian), and fired in retaliation for complaining of this conduct. [scribd id=85987218 key=key-1wfma9g175x3uaerhu68 mode=list]
Read More Discrimination Lawsuit Against Union League ClubBelow is a copy of the complaint filed by aspiring model Hayden Holt against New York modeling agency Emmanuel NY Models Inc. and its principal, Aristeo Tengco, for sexual harassment, retaliation, wage violations, and breach of contract. Specifically, Holt asserts that Tengco inappropriately touched her, and then retaliated against her – by apparently having her…
Read More Aspiring Model’s Sexual Harassment LawsuitBelow is a copy of the complaint filed last week by the husband and child of Marion Hedges, who was injured on October 30, 2011 when struck by a shopping cart dropped from an elevated walkway of a Harlem shopping center (news regarding the recent sentencing of one of the teens involved in the incident here).…
Read More Shopping Cart Drop LawsuitBelow is a copy of the complaint, captioned Sowers v. City of New York (SDNY 12-cv-1294), filed in the Southern District of New York by Chloe Sowers against the City of New York, NYPD officer Kevin McKeon, and New York Downtown Hospital. In it, Ms. Sowers alleges that while she was waiting for the Staten…
Read More Lawsuit Seeks Damages for False Arrest and Involuntary Hospitalization Arising From Non-Disruptive Public IntoxicationBelow is a copy of the complaint filed on Wednesday, January 25th in New York State court against New York University and James Stuckey by Stephanie Bonadio, a director at NYU’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Plaintiff alleged that NYU advised her “that her job no longer existed and that there was no specific…
Read More NYU Sexual Harassment LawsuitOn November 8, 2011, the United States sued law firm Larkin, Axelrod, Ingrassia & Tetenbaum LLP and partner John Ingrassia under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Plaintiff alleged that on at least three occasions, the law firm prevented its ADA-disabled client, Lauren Klejmont, from entering the law firm’s premises with her service animal,…
Read More U.S. sues law firm for prohibiting disabled client from entering premises with service dog