Hospital Faces Suit Over Physician’s Fatal Rampage
A patient who was shot in the leg last year at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital brought a lawsuit Monday over the deadly rampage carried out by a disgruntled former physician.
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CIA Employee Charged With ‘Vault 7’ Data Leak
A former CIA employee who has been in jail for months on child-porn charges was hit with a superseding indictment Monday night related to the 2017 leak of the agency’s hacking tools.
Read moreBig Oil Fights NYC Challenge With Academic Gusto
As epic in scope as the global challenge it tackled, the first hearing Wednesday in New York City’s attempt to impute liability on oil companies for climate change featured a 90-minute salon on modern history.
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TransCanada Corporation claims that Siemens Energy’s negligent repair of the world’s first million-watt power generator, at Long Island City, cost it $58 million, in New York Supreme Court.
Read moreNYC on the Hook for $1.2B in Public-Housing Case
Under fire for chronic safety violations, New York City’s Public Housing Authority agreed to federal monitoring Monday as part of a settlement worth more than $1 billion.
Read moreJudge Roasts Feds for New Child-Detention Policy
Upbraiding the government for its treatment of immigrant children, a federal judge called it indefensible Thursday that the Trump administration kept one teenager separated from his mother for seven months.
Read moreSecond Circuit Revives Belated Health Suits Tied to 9/11
Upholding a law named after a carpenter who became sick because of his work at Ground Zero, the Second Circuit ruled Wednesday that it is not too late for 9/11 cleanup workers to seek relief.
Read more‘Baby Hope’ Cold Case Could Freeze New York Press Shield
In their zeal to solve a 22-year-old cold case, Manhattan prosecutors could wind up chilling the state’s expansive press-shield laws, a First Amendment attorney told New York’s highest court on Tuesday.
Read moreHarvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty to Rape, Sex Charges
Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Tuesday to rape and criminal sex act charges in New York.
Read moreEx-Citi Investment Adviser Hit With Massive Indictment
Nearly 10 years after he left Citigroup in the midst of an internal review, an investment adviser accused of defrauding elderly clients was hit Wednesday with a 99-count criminal indictment.
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Harvey Weinstein Gets $1M Bail After Rape Arrest
Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein turned himself in to police in New York early Friday to face state rape and sexual-assault charges.
Read moreCohen Accused of Leaks; Russian Partner Pleads Guilty
Signaling added pressure on embattled Trump attorney Michael Cohen, prosecutors confirmed Tuesday that a former business partner of Cohen’s has struck a plea deal.
Read moreNYPD Still Liable for $2.2M Verdict for Immigrant’s 2012 Killing
A federal judge upheld a $2.2 million jury verdict Tuesday for the family of Mohamed Bah, a Guinean immigrant killed by police in 2012.
Read moreIndicted Westchester Mayor Loses Prosecution Challenge
Indicted in his home county on fraud charges, the mayor of Mount Vernon cannot challenge his prosecution in New York City, a judge ruled Monday.
Read moreCambridge Analytica Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
Cambridge Analytica, the data-mining firm embroiled in a Facebook privacy fiasco, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Thursday.
Read moreAttorney Linked to Viral Video Hit With Formal Grievance
A formal grievance letter filed with court officials Thursday takes aim at a lawyer identified in a viral video where a white man threatens New York City restaurant workers with deportation.
Read moreAutograph Seeker Sues Cardi B for Assault
A self-described autograph seeker sued pregnant rapper Cardi B and her fiancé, Offset, who he says beat him up outside the five-star Mark Hotel after the Met Gala.
Read moreTurkish Banker Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Iran Sanctions Case
A federal judge is expected to impose a somewhat lenient sentence this afternoon on Turkish banker Hakan Atilla in connection with a multibillion-dollar money-laundering scheme.
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Insisting that he has nothing to do with the $111-an-hour pay rate that New York City’s “sandhogs” earn for digging subway tunnels, Gary LaBarbera brought a defamation suit Wednesday against The Center for Union Facts.
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Eight anonymous Airbnb hosts sued for an injunction Thursday after getting letters that indicate the website will turn over their details, including tax identification numbers, to New York City investigators.
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