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NYPD Paid Nearly $1 Billion To Settle Lawsuits
NEW YORK (AP / CBS 2) - The fiancee and friends of an unarmed man killed in a 50-bullet police shooting on his wedding day said they wanted justice. The legal system gave them money - more than $7...
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Report: Chelsea Wine Storage Facility Files For Bankruptcy After Post-Sandy...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Chelsea facility that kept millions of dollars’ worth of wine has filed for bankruptcy in the wake of damage by Superstorm Sandy and subsequent lawsuits, according to...
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Backers To Push For Plan To Allow Anti-Stop-And-Frisk Lawsuits Without...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A proposal to make it easier to sue over police stop-and-frisks is setting the stage for an unusual drama in New York City politics, as backers said Wednesday they would...
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Bloomberg: Restrictions On NYPD Would ‘Undermine Public Safety’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — In his weekly radio address Sunday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg blasted two proposals that he said would “undermine public safety” by placing a yoke on the NYPD. In the address,...
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Reports: Judge Rules Unpaid Interns Can’t File Sex Harassment Suits
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A federal judge has ruled that unpaid interns do not have the legal standing to bring sexual harassment claims against their employers, according to published reports. In a...
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Pine Bush Residents Rally In Protest After Anti-Semitic Bullying Allegations
PINE BUSH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Neighbors rallied in the Orange County municipality of Pine Bush Sunday night, saying the good name of their town has been besmirched following reports of anti-Semitic...
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Lawsuits Filed In Connection With Metro-North Derailment
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The first lawsuits have been filed in the deadly Metro-North derailment as some victims say the tragedy should have been prevented. As CBS 2’s Dick Brennan reported Thursday,...
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Schneiderman Seeks To Facilitate Lawsuits By Wrongful Convicts
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has proposed revisions in state law, so that more people wrongfully convicted of crimes bring damage claims against the...
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Long Island Man Files Lawsuits In Vermont Over Wrongful Murder Conviction
LAKE RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A Long Island man who spent nearly 18 years in prison before his conviction was overturned by new DNA evidence has filed state and federal lawsuits against the...
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NYC Fields Over 200 Pre-Lawsuit Claims From East Harlem Gas Explosion
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York City could face more than 200 lawsuits over the gas explosion that leveled two buildings and killed eight people earlier this year in East Harlem. City Comptroller...
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Reports: Families Of Sandy Hook School Shooting Victims Suing Nancy Lanza’s...
NEWTOWN, CONN. (CBSNewYork) — Families of nine Newtown school shooting victims have reportedly filed lawsuits against the estate of the gunman’s mother. According to published reports, the lawsuits...
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Potholes Still Abundant In New York City; State Allows Drivers To Sue
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20150501183038147AA.mp4 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Potholes continued to plague New York City this first of May, and many have been wondering just why they are...
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