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Business
Settlement Of Dolan Family's Lawsuit Against Altice Keeps News 12 Staffing At Current Level
At the 11th hour, the Dolan family, the former owners of Cablevision before it was sold to Altice USA, reached a settlement in a lawsuit regarding layoffs and staffing at News 12 with the new parent company for the 24-hour hyperlocal news network. News 12 will employ at least 371 full-time employees through February 2023 under the agreement, ending a yearlong dispute by the Dolans, who sought a minimum of 462. Altice acquired News 12 when it took over Cablevision three years ago. The lawsuit alleged that Altice had not operated the news company in compliance with the agreement of the deal. …
Schools
Lawsuit: Debate Team Coach Wrongly Attacked Student, 14, After Losing Contest In Westchester
A 14-year-old left his prestigious private school after coaches on the debate team accused him of selling out a recent contest, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court. The former student at Kugnus ACTS Academy in Closter, New Jersey, faced "false, malicious and defamatory" from a debate coach after losing in the second round of a contest last month in the Lakeland Westchester Classic at Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak, NorthJersey.com reports. The teen was accused of sharing strategies and files with a friend on the opposing Manhattan team, who “possessed…
News
Sandy Hook Parents Win Major Court Victory Over Gunmakers
The families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims have claimed another key court victory as they continue pursuing a lawsuit against the companies that manufactured and sold the weapon Adam Lanza used during the 2012 massacre. The Connecticut Supreme Court gave the green light to the liability lawsuit, which seeks damages against Remington Arms Co. and Bushmaster Firearms International, which made the rifle that killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Thursday’s ruling by the Supreme Court will permit the victims’ relatives to go to trial, which could force the gun companies to s…
Politics
New York Sues To Block Trump Administration's Abortion 'Gag Rule'
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that the state is one of 21 to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration new measure that restricts access to abortion and other reproductive health services. A coalition of 21 State AttorneysGeneral announced that they will be challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s new “gag rule” which alters the Title X family planning program. According to James, the rule relates to funding for Title X, the only federal grant program that funds family planning programs to help patients access contraception, ca…
Business
Trump Foundation Will Close After Being Accused Of 'Shocking Pattern Of Illegality' By State AG
President Donald Trump has agreed to shut down his personal charity as he battles allegations that he and his family used it for personal benefit, Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced on Tuesday. A lawsuit against the foundation will move forward, Underwood said. The Donald J. Trump Foundation will be dissolved, and its remaining funds will be given away, Underwood announced on Tuesday, as she continues pursuing a lawsuit against the charity, the president and his children. "We’ve secured a stipulation requiring the Trump Foundation to dissolve under judicial supervision, with our …
News
Psychic Suing PI After Being Charged For Alleged Bedford Scam
The fortune teller with customers throughout Westchester and Fairfield is fighting back, suing a Florida private investigator, claiming he ruined her business after she was charged with allegedly bilking a 64-year-old Bedford Hills woman out of her life savings. Janet Lee, also known as “the Bedford Psychic” and “the Greenwich Psychic,” has filed a $10 million lawsuit against PI Bob Nygaard and his company, Nygaard Investigations. The lawsuit alleges that Nygaard, “who is widely known as an investigator into ‘psychic fraud’" has embarked on a "scorched earth" policy of harassment toward Lee.…
News
Former Westchester Special Needs Student Wins $28M Rape Lawsuit
A former special needs student in Westchester has been awarded $28 million in a rape lawsuit. A jury awarded the $28 million to a former student that was raped nearly seven years ago after being led off the Mount Vernon High School campus when she was supposed to be in class and on the special education bus. According to her attorneys, the verdict is believed to be the largest physical and sexual assault jury verdict in New York State history. The case centered on a 14-year-old girl who was in the special education program at the high school when the sexual assault took place. The lawsuit …
News
Family Sues For $20M After Son Dies In Scuffle With Police In Greenburgh
The family of a Westchester man who died last year during a struggle with members of the Greenburgh Police Department has filed a $20 million wrongful death lawsuit against the town and first responders. In November last year, Yonkers resident Jonathan Maldonado - Yonkers City Council President Mike Khader’s nephew - died after being tasered by police following an incident at Best Buy on Central Avenue in Hartsdale. At approximately 5:50 p.m. on Nov. 29, police said that officers were called to the Best Buy location following reports of a larceny in progress. Upon arrival, officers allegedl…
Business
Altice Says Lawsuit By Dolan Family, News 12 Anchor 'Without Merit'
Altice USA issued a detailed response to Thursday's story by Daily Voice about a lawsuit filed this week by the Dolan Family and a longtime News 12 anchor to prevent Altice from laying off more workers at News 12. Janet Meahan, senior director of communications for Altice USA, said: “This lawsuit is without merit and paints an extremely inaccurate representation of our business. It is also surprising that the Dolan family would now challenge the strategic and organizational decisions that Patrick Dolan led during his 2 1/2 years with the company as President of News 12. "Altice USA co…
Business
Dolan Family, Longtime News 12 Anchor Sue New Owner Altice Over Layoffs
This story has been updated. A lawsuit and request to permanently enjoin Altice USA from laying off more television workers at News 12 was filed this week. The lawsuit alleges that Altice ignored commitments made during its $17.7 billion acquisition of Cablevision Systems Corp. The merger closed in June 2016. The suit was filed in Delaware by the Dolan Family alleging Altice failed keep promises detailed in a 2016 Merger Agreement and for equitable fraud, among other claims. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit include: Charles Dolan, founder and former CEO of Cablevision; Helen Dolan; James Dolan, …
Politics
$1.5M Lawsuit From Business Against City In Westchester Is 'Meritless,' Mayor Says
Hours after the owners of a popular Mount Vernon bakery formally announced plans to file a $1.5 million lawsuit against the city, Mayor Richard Thomas released a statement calling the action “meritless.” On Thursday, lawyers from Lauren P. Raysor, who will be representing Miesha Stokely and Montika Jones, the co-owners of Cupcake Cutie Boutique, announced that they will be issuing a notice of claim, stating that the summer shutdown caused “harm to reputation, emotional distress and the loss of business.” The lawyers were in Mount Vernon to officially announce the lawsuit at Cupcake Cutie Bo…
News
Videos Released Of Fights That Led To Assault Charges For Two Firefighters In Westchester
Videos have been released of fights which left several people injured this past summer and resulted in criminal charges for a pair of firefighters in Westchester. The first video was taken inside Rory Dolan’s Restaurant and Bar on McLean Avenue at approximately 2 a.m. on June 11. The video shows the firefighters - later identified as Lt. Christopher Mitchell and firefighter Bogdin Kosilov - talking to each other before one of them is shoved. The pair of firefighters retaliated, hitting the man with a bar stool during their assault. Upon arrival at the bar, police officers located the vic…
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