Below is the complaint filed by plaintiffs Elijah Crawford and Ishmael Cox against North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Inc. and others. Plaintiffs (who are black) allege that they were subjected to racist remarks (such as comments about one plaintiff’s lips, hair, and penis, use of the word “nigger”, and remarks about President Obama’s low…
Read More Lawsuit: Racist Language and Nooses at WorkBelow is the complaint recently filed in New York state court by three female plaintiffs against various Merrill Lynch entities. More information on this (for example) here and here. Plaintiffs allege discrimination in violation of the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL), following the non-prejudicial dismissal of those claims from plaintiffs’ federal lawsuit. (You can…
Read More Lawsuit: “Boys Club” Alive and Well at Merrill LynchAs was recently reported in the New York Post, Sandra Caroline Jones, the administrator of the Estate of Darrius Hayward Kennedy (who was fatally shot by New York City police officers on August 11, 2012) recently filed a lawsuit in New York State court against the City of New York. In pertinent part, plaintiff alleges…
Read More Darrius Kennedy Shooting Death LawsuitAdmit it: you’ve fantasized about doing this. Below is the complaint filed by Willian Barboza in June, captioned Willian Barboza v. Detective Steven D’Agata and Police Officer Melvin Gorr, 13-cv-4067 (SDNY June 13, 2013). Plaintiff alleges: In August 2012, plaintiff Willian Barboza paid by mail a traffic ticket that he received while driving through the Village…
Read More Traffic Ticket Profanity Results in First Amendment LawsuitBelow (and here) is the New York State Supreme Court (Manhattan) complaint filed on July 11, 2013 by Natalie Thorpe against Williams Lea, Inc. The relevant events occurred while plaintiff was placed by defendant at the Manhattan law firm Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft. The suit claims that Tyrone Turner, defendant’s manager, made offensive sexual advances and comments…
Read More Erotic Poetry Sexual Harassment SuitBelow is the complaint recently filed by an employee of Capital One Bank for sexual harassment under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. Plaintiff claims that she was subjected to a sexually hostile work environment, that the company failed to take steps to stop it, and that she was fired for complaining about…
Read More Bankers (Allegedly) Behaving BadlyMost people are (or at least think they are) familiar with the amendments comprising the Bill of Rights, namely those involving (obviously paraphrasing and simplifying here) “free speech” (First), gun issues (Second), illegal searches and seizures (Fourth), the “right to remain silent” (Fifth), the right to counsel (Sixth), the right to a jury trial (Seventh),…
Read More There’s a THIRD Amendment Now?… like a rich ex-beauty queen whose views, according to a recent court filing, conflict with federal and state law. Below (and copy here) is the federal court complaint filed by workers last week against fashion designer and former Miss Ecuador Gabriela Cadena, her company, and other defendants for violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards…
Read More Hell Hath No Fury…Below is the sexual harassment and race discrimination complaint filed by plaintiff Elizabeth Shiflett against Scores Holding Company last Friday. She sues under Title VII and the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. This is one of the relatively few cases in which the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) found reasonable cause to believe…
Read More Sexual Harassment Complaint Against ScoresBelow is the complaint filed last week by paralegal (and law school graduate but not yet admitted attorney) against the Law Firm of Ray & Associates and its principal attorney James Ray. Plaintiff alleges violations of various laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York City Human Rights Law. While plaintiff asserts…
Read More Polygamy and Pornography: More Lawyers (Allegedly) Behaving Badly