A Bronx woman plans to sue the city for $150 million, claiming cops “covered up” a hit-and-run that left her with serious injuries. Tishira Japa, 21, charges in a notice of claim filed with city Controller Scott Stringer’s office that cops knowingly issued a false accident report about the incident on W. Fordham Road at 4:05 a.m. on Dec. 17. A video of the crash shows a white minivan slam into …
One of the city’s top hospitals is gouging patients for copies of their medical records — charging them twice what the law allows, according to a new class-action lawsuit. The illegal move, which potentially affects thousands of patients, came to light when 72-year-old retiree Vicky Ortiz sought copies of her records from NewYork–Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center, her Manhattan …
A Virginia resident who lived on Guam in the 1970s alleges he was sexually molested and abused by a former priest and Boy Scout master in order to attain Boy Scout badges. Morgan Wade Paul, 53, is the latest victim to come forward and file a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Agana and retired priest Louis Brouillard in the District Court of Guam. The lawsuit states that Paul became an altar …
The Utah GOP is reversing its decision to drop a legal challenge of the Count My Vote election law change that allows candidates a pathway to a primary ballot by gathering signatures. In a special meeting Saturday, the Utah Republican Party State Central Committee voted to see through its appeal of SB54, according to a statement from state party chairman James Evans. The …
A Chicago lawyer is suing the city and other defendants for gathering cellphone information in a way that violates individual privacy and should require a warrant. Stingrays aren’t found solely at sea. “Stingray” is also the nickname for cell site simulators.
Baylor University women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey delivered a harsh speech Saturday to parents who have pledged not to send their daughters to the school. The school was rocked by scandal last month when a former student filed a lawsuit against the university, alleging 52 acts of rape committed by football players. The student, who is named as Elizabeth Doe, said that she was raped by …
Nick Ferris, former head of global development allegedly attacked the woman in his New York City apartment twice in February and March of 2013 A former saleswoman at Bloomberg has launched a number of shocking accusations against the company, including that she was drugged and raped by a high-level executive. Nick Ferris, former head of global development allegedly attacked the woman in his New …
The Justice Department has settled a religious discrimination lawsuit brought late in President Obama’s term against a Michigan city for turning down an Islamic center’s zoning request to build a mosque. The government lawsuit came after the American Islamic Community Center sued the city of Sterling Heights in August over the denial. The center wanted to build in the city as they …
As a casino tycoon, Donald Trump was no stranger to controversy. Here are a few of the issues that have followed him into his presidential campaign. Serge Bycov, of Philadelphia, removes the Trump name from a sign at the entrance of the former Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City on Feb. 15(Photo: Michael Ein, The Press of Atlantic City/AP) 21 CONNECTTWEETLINKEDIN4 COMMENTEMAILMORE …
Thursday, Columbia Riverkeeper filed the nation’s first lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator Scott Pruitt, Columbia Riverkeeper et al. v. Pruitt. Pruitt has deep ties to the fossil fuel industry.