Infamous landlord Steve Croman, who spent eight months in Rikers Island for grand larceny, among other charges, is the center of a lawsuit that was just granted class action status, the New York Daily News first reported. The complaint, filed by law firm Newman Ferrara and the Housing Rights Initiative (HRI), alleges that Croman illegally leased rent-stabilized apartments in a Harlem building …
An attorney representing dozens of survivors and family members of victims killed in the Pulse nightclub massacre amended their negligence lawsuit on Thursday to claim the club’s owners illegally transferred it to another company months after the incident. The suit now alleges Pulse owners Barbara and Rosario Poma made the change to prevent those suing them from being privy to its value. At the …
Friday, October 28 is the deadline to apply for funds in a settlement over the illegal collection of warrant fees. Between 2009-2014, the City of Jennings illegally charged people fees for issuing warrants that totaled $531,500. If you think you are one of approximately 6,800 people who are eligible members of this class action settlement, then visit https://goo.gl/rGc5jP to fill out a claim …
Cash Zone store that operated at 8923 Culebra Road. In a 2-1 opinion, the 4th District Court of Appeals ruled that payday-loan customers must use arbitration instead of the courts if they think a lender illegally used the criminal justice system to pursue unpaid loans. Cash Zone store that operated at 8923 Culebra Road.
A class-action lawsuit against Facebook with major ramifications for privacy in Internet communications moved one step closer to trial, Courthouse News Service reports. The case, which claims Facebook illegally mines private messages for advertising, would be the first to claim users have property rights in their Facebook messages. Chief U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton partially certified …