The order, answering a demand for documents by New York’s attorney general, rejected a bid to shield the records with attorney-client privilege. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Suits and Litigation (Civil)”
One Hospital System Sued 2,500 Patients After Pandemic Hit
By Gotham Rex on January 5, 2021
The largest health system in New York, led by a close ally of the governor, continues to sue over medical debt during the Covid-19 crisis, even after other big hospitals suspended lawsuits. Source: New York Times
Flawed Facial Recognition Leads To Arrest and Jail for New Jersey Man
By Gotham Rex on December 29, 2020
A New Jersey man was accused of shoplifting and trying to hit an officer with a car. He is the third known Black man to be wrongfully arrested based on face recognition. Source: New York Times
Tony Robbins Accused of Discriminating Against Employee Who Got Covid
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2020
A sales executive who was placed on a ventilator while in a coma says she was denied accommodations to work from home as she recovered. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Judges File Age Discrimination Lawsuits
By Gotham Rex on December 21, 2020
Dozens of judges are being forced to retire to close a pandemic budget gap. They have sued New York State, charging age discrimination. Source: New York Times
5 Takeaways From the Mayor’s Race: A Subway Pledge and Police Scrutiny
By Gotham Rex on December 21, 2020
Some New York City candidates vowed to reform the Police Department — or to ride the subway more often than Mayor Bill de Blasio. Source: New York Times
New York Spent $1 Billion on Virus Supplies. Now It Wants Money Back.
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2020
City and state officials are trying to recover millions from quick deals made during the worst weeks of the pandemic this spring. Source: New York Times
Piano Bars and Jazz Clubs Reopen, Calling Live Music ‘Incidental’
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2020
As the coronavirus continues to spread, Marie’s Crisis Cafe became the latest Manhattan music venue to reopen, claiming that it is not a performance venue. Source: New York Times
Lawsuit Seeks to Halt Debut of Ranked-Choice Voting in New York
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2020
The new system was approved by voters in 2019, but critics, including at least one top mayoral candidate, fear that it may disenfranchise minority voters. Source: New York Times
New York Waterway Ferry Company Accused of Dumping Sewage into Hudson
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2020
Two former workers claim New York Waterway fouled the river with unfiltered waste from boats’ toilets. The firm denies the allegations. Source: New York Times
Tenants Sue Trump Over Scheme That Drove Up Their Rents
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2020
The latest legal front against the outbound president involves a maneuver that earned him and his siblings millions while lowering their taxes. Source: New York Times
Why the Pandemic Has Made Streets More Dangerous for Blind People
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2020
Audible crossing signals help visually impaired pedestrians. A court ordered New York City to come up with a plan to install more of the devices. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Will No Longer Force Women to Remove Hijabs for Mug Shots
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2020
The Police Department agreed to change its policy and allow religious people to be photographed in head coverings so long as their faces were left unobstructed. Source: New York Times
Justice Dept. Blocked in Bid to Shield Trump From Rape Defamation Suit
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2020
The Justice Department tried to intervene to represent President Trump against the lawsuit by the writer E. Jean Carroll, who claims he lied when he denied raping her. Source: New York Times
Eight Small New York Theaters Sue Cuomo Over Pandemic Restrictions
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2020
The lawsuit argues that if bowling alleys, casinos and gyms can open, why can’t performance venues with fewer than 200 seats? Source: New York Times