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Yaphank, New York residents file suit over alleged contamination of water supply
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Residents of Yaphank, New York allege that their water supply has been contaminated by chemicals in foam used for fighting fires. -
New York secures $42,000 in restitution for consumers victimized by contractor
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced Nov. 7 that a Roshester-based contractor named Brian Robinson will pay $42,085 in consumer restitution and $50,000 in penalties and costs after allegations of bilking consumers out of thousands of dollars. -
Bug Runner Exterminating Co. alleged to have failed to pay overtime wages
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Three former employees of a Spring Valley, New York, company allege they are owed unpaid overtime wages. -
Virginia the first state to enact law allowing daily fantasy sports
Story CopyThe State of Virginia has enacted a new law allowing the operation of daily online fantasy sports ventures in the state. -
Short-term rental industry should celebrate recent N.Y. ruling, attorney says
The short-term rental industry should be thrilled by a recent New York appellate court ruling in favor of a man who found himself targeted by his town after renting out one of his rooms over the Internet, a Ballard Spahr attorney says. -
DraftKings and FanDuel to continue business in New York pending appeal
A New York appellate court has ruled that DraftKings and FanDuel can continue to operate in New York until there is a decision on their appeal of a court’s order banning the two companies form operating in the state. -
Gansler predicts more state attorneys general will enter daily fantasy sports fray
The former Maryland attorney general, now an attorney in D.C., says AGs are concerned with the regulation of the industry. Currently, daily, online fantasy sports websites like DraftKings and FanDuel are illegal in only five states. -
N.Y. SC judge grants state AG’s motion for injunction against DraftKings, FanDuel
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed his enforcement action against both daily fantasy sports websites last month, weeks after the first class action lawsuits against the sites were filed. -
Whistleblower’s complaint against Vanguard dismissed by New York SC
The court, in a ruling last month, found that the whistleblower, a former in-house tax attorney, improperly disclosed and used information he obtained while employed at the company. -
Asbestos plaintiffs awarded $19.4M despite gene mutation defense
After defendants raised the BAP1 genetic mutation defense in an asbestos lawsuit, a California judge awarded the plaintiff and his wife $19,449,863 in damages on June 23. Judge Brad Beligman of the Alameda County Superior Court entered a judgment for plaintiffs Antonia and Raquel Perez and against Universal Fleet Supply, an auto parts supply company, following a general civil court trial. -
Contractor being sued over its alleged mismanagement of CityTime project wants lawsuit transferred
SFN Group Inc., formerly known as Spherion Corp., filed papers to have a lawsuit filed by one of its former consultants on the timekeeping system project moved to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. -
Fight rages over punitive damages in N.Y. asbestos cases; Defendants claim 'chaos'
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Nearly four months after New York Supreme Court Justice Sherry Klein Heitler reinstated claims for punitive damages in the New York City Asbestos Litigation, the parties continue to fight over whether the order was proper. -
Punitive damages reintroduced in NYC asbestos litigation
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - On Tuesday, New York Supreme Court Justice Sherry Klein Heitler delivered an order reinstating claims for punitive damages in the New York City Asbestos Litigation. -
Long asbestos trial attributed to complexity, number of defendants
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A four-month long asbestos trial in the New York Supreme Court that ended in a $12.5 million plaintiff victory can be attributed to its complexity and vast number of defendants at the onset of trial, says one trial attorney. -
Four-month asbestos trial ends with $12.5M verdict for three N.Y. construction workers
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A New York Supreme Court jury has awarded a $12.5 million verdict for three construction workers' families in a four-month long asbestos trial. -
Federal judge rejects mass action case against mortgage registry, banks
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge ruled last week that a lawsuit filed by hundreds of homeowners against the national mortgage registry known as MERS and dozens of member institutions is unsupported by facts and rejected the mass action attempt. -
N.Y. AG announces court decision to shut down allegedly fraudulent fundraiser
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a court decision Friday that will shut down one of the state's largest professional fundraising firms, which allegedly defrauded the public out of millions. -
NY SC rules for state in fatal boat accident case
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- The New York Supreme Court has dismissed a case over a fatal public boat tour accident.
