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Legal Dispute Forces Paterson Diner To Close Weeks After Grand Reopening Legal Dispute Forces Paterson Diner To Close Weeks After Grand Reopening
Legal Dispute Forces Paterson Diner To Close Weeks After Grand Reopening A longtime Paterson diner that held a grand reopening just six weeks ago is shutting its doors due to a lawsuit that it's facing. Mr. G's posted the announcement to Facebook earlier this month. "Litigation over the name of our diner has presented significant operational challenges, which unfortunately prevented our vision for Mr. G’s Diner from coming to fruition," the statement says. "If we do re-open, it will be under a new name." As reported by NJ Advance Media, the lawsuit was filed by the diner's former owners and the family of entrepreneur and civil rights leader Russell Graddy on th…
Disney Drops Arbitration Fight In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Involving NY Doctor After Backlash Disney Drops Arbitration Fight In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Involving NY Doctor After Backlash
Disney Drops Arbitration Fight In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Involving NY Doctor After Backlash Following a wave of backlash, Disney is dropping its argument that the husband of a late New York doctor and Jersey City, New Jersey resident can’t sue over her allergy death because he signed up for Disney+. A hearing to discuss Disney’s motion to compel arbitration and stay the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the estate of Dr. Kanokporn Tangsuan has been canceled, court records show. Earlier Report: Disney Says Husband Of Late LI Doctor Can’t Sue Over Allergy Death Because Of Disney+ Account The company issued the following statement to Daily Voice: “At Disney, we strive to put…
Former CFO From Westfield Gets Five Years For Stealing Millions From Law Firm: AG Former CFO From Westfield Gets Five Years For Stealing Millions From Law Firm: AG
Former CFO From Westfield Gets Five Years For Stealing Millions From Law Firm: AG A 61-year-old Westfield resident was sentenced on Friday, July 26, to five years in prison after he admitted to embezzling over $1.5 million from the law firm where he worked as chief financial officer, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. John Dunlea was the CFO at McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, a national law firm based in Morristown, Attorney General Matthew  Platkin said. Between 2017 and 2022, Dunlea misappropriated funds from the firm by paying himself $1.2 million. He also rung up $355,256 in charges on the company credit card, paying for flights, hotels a…
LAWSUIT: Former Warren County Prosecutor Wants His Job Back LAWSUIT: Former Warren County Prosecutor Wants His Job Back
Lawsuit: Former Warren County Prosecutor Wants His Job Back James Pfeiffer, who abruptly retired as Warren County Prosecutor in April, has filed a lawsuit claiming he was unlawfully removed from the position.  The complaint, filed against New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and Gov. Phil Murphy in Superior Court of New Jersey, said he remains the duly appointed Prosecutor for Warren County and wants his job back. In April, Platkin took over the Warren County Prosecutor's Office, forcing out Pfeiffer amid a state ethics probe. Pfeiffer was replaced by Anthony Picione.  A spokesman said it resulted over an investigation from the…
NJ Town BOE Member Threatened Sup't In Trying To Reverse Son's Suspension, Ethics Board Finds NJ Town BOE Member Threatened Sup't In Trying To Reverse Son's Suspension, Ethics Board Finds
NJ Town BOE Member Threatened Sup't In Trying To Reverse Son's Suspension, Ethics Board Finds A school board trustee in Warren County crossed the line in trying to have her child's bullying suspension revoked, according to a state ethics board. Lisa Moyer, a member of the board of education in Allamuchy Township, violated several sections of the school ethics board, after her child was suspended for harassment, intimidation and bullying in 2022, the School Ethics Commission ruled. The board recommended Moyer be reprimanded for her actions in a ruling released in April. Moyer, however, says she was just trying to defend her son. Paperwork obtained by Daily Voice shows Moyer's son, 1…
'King James': NJ Lawyer Gets 4½ Years, No Early Release For $2 Million Theft From Family, More 'King James': NJ Lawyer Gets 4½ Years, No Early Release For $2 Million Theft From Family, More
'King James': NJ Lawyer Gets 4½ Years, No Early Release For $2 Million Theft From Family, More 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A once-prominent New Jersey lawyer must spend the next 4½ years in federal prison for swindling a family he represented out of $2 million -- and then, while on pre-trial release, impersonating another attorney in applying for a loan. The family had retained James R. Lisa, 68, of Jersey City, to gather millions that had been moved into offshore bank accounts by relatives decades ago and to resolve any tax issues that arose as a result, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Soon after being retained, Lisa moved more than $6 million back into the United States but told the famil…