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Disabled Woman Sexually Abused By Driver As Nassau Nonprofit Ignored Red Flags, Lawsuit Alleges Disabled Woman Sexually Abused By Driver As Nassau Nonprofit Ignored Red Flags, Lawsuit Alleges
Disabled Woman Sexually Abused By Driver As Nassau Nonprofit Ignored Red Flags, Lawsuit Alleges A Long Island nonprofit that serves people with developmental disabilities is accused of failing to stop a longtime employee from sexually assaulting a vulnerable woman in its care. The Nassau County Association for the Help of Retarded Children (AHRC) is named in a lawsuit filed in Nassau County Court in January, accused of failing to protect a woman with severe autism who was repeatedly assaulted by an AHRC van driver over several years, according to court filings. The victim, identified in court records as L.Y., is a woman in her late 20s whose intellectual functioning is comparable to t…
New Brunswick-Based J&J Ordered To Pay $966M In Baby Powder Cancer Lawsuit: Reports New Brunswick-Based J&J Ordered To Pay $966M In Baby Powder Cancer Lawsuit: Reports
New Brunswick-Based J&J Ordered To Pay $966M In Baby Powder Cancer Lawsuit: Reports A jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma, according to reports. The verdict in a Los Angeles court is one of the largest against J&J in ongoing lawsuits claiming the company’s talc-based products cause cancer, Reuters reported. Jurors awarded $16 million in compensatory damages and $950 million in punitive damages on Monday, Oct. 6. The lawsuit was filed by the family of Mae Moore, an 88-year-old California woman who died in 2021. She was diagnosed with mesothelioma after decades of using J&J's ta…
Carbon Monoxide Caused Son's Death At Elmwood Park Apartment, Mom Says In Lawsuit Carbon Monoxide Caused Son's Death At Elmwood Park Apartment, Mom Says In Lawsuit
Carbon Monoxide Caused Son's Death At Elmwood Park Apartment, Mom Says In Lawsuit A New Jersey mother says her son died from carbon monoxide inside his apartment, and she’s suing the complex for negligence. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, Sept. 10, in Bergen County Superior Court by Charlene Durham, claims her son, Odell Durham, was killed after being exposed to the deadly gas on Oct. 8, 2023, at 89 Mola Blvd., at the Elmwood Village Apartments & Townhomes. Charlene, who is also administrator of his estate, accuses Elmwood Village Apartments & Townhomes, Morgan Properties, and several unnamed contractors of failing to maintain working carbon monoxide detectors.&…
Court Upholds Trump's $83.3M Penalty For Defaming Carroll In Sexual Abuse Case Court Upholds Trump's $83.3M Penalty For Defaming Carroll In Sexual Abuse Case
Court Upholds Trump's $83.3M Penalty For Defaming Carroll In Sexual Abuse Case President Donald Trump lost his effort to throw out an $83.3 million penalty after he was found liable for defaming and sexually abusing author E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s. A federal appeals court upheld the jury award against Trump on Monday, Sept. 8. Carroll was awarded $88.3 million after Trump was found liable for the sexual abuse and defamation. The $83.3 million penalty comes from Carroll's defamation lawsuit against Trump. That award includes $65 million in punitive damages after jurors found Trump acted with malice in attacking Carroll on social media, at news confere…
Roblox Let Sexual Predator Target 12-Year-Old Schenectady Girl, Lawsuit Claims Roblox Let Sexual Predator Target 12-Year-Old Schenectady Girl, Lawsuit Claims
Roblox Let Sexual Predator Target 12-Year-Old Schenectady Girl, Lawsuit Claims Roblox is facing a federal lawsuit from the guardian of a 12-year-old New York girl who says the gaming giant put profits over safety, leaving children vulnerable to predators on its platform. The suit – filed on behalf of a Schenectady family in federal court in northern California on Tuesday, Aug. 26 – alleges that Roblox Corporation knowingly designed and marketed its app in a way that exposed children to sexual predators while misrepresenting it as safe for young users. It accuses Roblox of multiple counts, including fraudulent concealment, negligent misrepresentation, general negligen…
Transgender Runner Evie Parts Sues Swarthmore College, NCAA Over Ban From Women’s Track Team Transgender Runner Evie Parts Sues Swarthmore College, NCAA Over Ban From Women’s Track Team
Transgender Runner Evie Parts Sues Swarthmore College, NCAA Over Ban From Women’s Track Team Swarthmore College graduate Evelyn “Evie” Parts is suing her alma mater and the NCAA, alleging she was illegally removed from the women’s track team for being transgender, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania. A transgender long-distance runner who led Swarthmore College’s women’s track team as a captain is now taking the college and the NCAA to court, claiming their enforcement of a transgender athlete ban violated her civil rights. Evelyn “Evie” Parts, a recent Swarthmore graduate with degrees in biology and environmental studies, filed a federal complaint in the Eastern D…
Teaneck Cop Wins $2.1M In Retaliation Suit Teaneck Cop Wins $2.1M In Retaliation Suit
Teaneck Cop Wins $2.1M In Retaliation Suit A Bergen County jury on Thursday, Aug. 7, awarded more than $2.1 million to a veteran Teaneck police officer who claimed in a lawsuit that he was targeted, demoted, and hit with “fabricated” charges after speaking out about misconduct inside the department. Officer Glenn Coley, hired in 2002, filed his lawsuit in April 2022 against the Borough of Teaneck, the Teaneck Police Department, then Chief Glenn O’Reilly, Capt. Michael Ferrante, Sgt. Jeanette Williams, and Sgt. Kenneth Egbert.  The 53-page complaint alleges the department and borough officials discriminated against him because o…
Jury Awards $3M To Woman Sexually Abused By Margate Lifeguard 46 Years Ago Jury Awards $3M To Woman Sexually Abused By Margate Lifeguard 46 Years Ago
Jury Awards $3M To Woman Sexually Abused By Margate Lifeguard 46 Years Ago A New Jersey woman who says she was groomed and sexually abused by her lifeguard more than 40 years ago finally got the justice she’s been fighting for. On Friday, August 1, a civil jury in Atlantic County awarded Rachel Neufeld-Del Rossi $3 million after finding former Margate City lifeguard Steven Allen Chasens responsible for sexually abusing her beginning when she was 15 years old in 1979, according to her attorney Jeffrey Fritz of Soloff & Zervanos. The award includes $1.75 million in compensatory damages and $1.25 million in punitive damages, Fritz said. Del Rossi testified that …
Woodcliff Lake College Student Who Lost Both Parents, Only Sibling In Crash Sues Tesla Woodcliff Lake College Student Who Lost Both Parents, Only Sibling In Crash Sues Tesla
Woodcliff Lake College Student Who Lost Both Parents, Only Sibling In Crash Sues Tesla The son of a Bergen County couple and their teenage daughter, who died in a horrific crash on the Garden State Parkway, is suing Tesla, claiming the car's autopilot mode failed to stop the deadly collision. Max Dryerman, of Woodcliff Lake, filed the federal lawsuit Monday, June 23, in Camden, blaming Tesla's “defective” safety features for the deaths of his father David, his mother Michele, both 54, and his 17-year-old sister Brooke. The crash happened on Sept. 14, 2024, while the family was driving home from a concert, the lawsuit says. David Dryerman was behind the wheel of the 2024 Tesla…
Yankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife, Covered Up Sexual Abuse For New Rochelle Church, Lawsuit Says Yankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife, Covered Up Sexual Abuse For New Rochelle Church, Lawsuit Says
Yankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife, Covered Up Sexual Abuse For New Rochelle Church, Lawsuit Says Baseball icon Mariano Rivera and his wife are both named in a new lawsuit alleging that the couple did not protect a young victim from being sexually abused by members of a Westchester-based church, some of which happened at their home.  The lawsuit, filed in New York Supreme Court in Westchester County on Thursday, Jan. 16, alleges that a child referred to as "Jane A Doe" because of her young age was sexually abused by two people affiliated with New Rochelle-based Refuge of Hope Church.  The church began as a small ministry in Rivera's home and his wife, Clara, still works a…
Neighbors Crashed Spy Drone Into Mount Laurel Home, Lawsuit Says Neighbors Crashed Spy Drone Into Mount Laurel Home, Lawsuit Says
Neighbors Crashed Spy Drone Into Mount Laurel Home, Lawsuit Says A Mount Laurel woman is suing her neighbors after she says a drone that they were using to spy on her crashed into her home causing major damage. Nicole Wimbish, who lives on Texas Avenue, filed a lawsuit in Burlington County Superior Court in December 2023, against her neighbors, along with unidentified individuals referred to as "John Doe 1-5." The lawsuit claims the group used a drone recklessly, leading to property damage and emotional trauma. According to the complaint, Wimbish purchased her home in 2009. From the beginning, she says she faced "unwarranted hostility, incivility, and ha…
Former NY Gov. Cuomo Files Lawsuit Against Sexual Harassment Accuser From Northern Westchester Former NY Gov. Cuomo Files Lawsuit Against Sexual Harassment Accuser From Northern Westchester
Former NY Gov. Cuomo Files Lawsuit Against Sexual Harassment Accuser From Northern Westchester Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 following allegations of sexual harassment, is suing one of his accusers, a Northern Westchester native, for defamation.  Cuomo, age 67, filed the lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court on Thursday, Dec. 19 against former staffer Charlotte Bennett, a Northern Westchester native, who accused the former governor of sexual harassment in 2021.  Bennett had previously filed a federal lawsuit against former Gov. Cuomo in September 2022. However, she voluntarily dropped the lawsuit on Monday, Dec. 9, saying in a joint statement …
Lawsuit: Hunters' False Report Triggered Harrowing Swatting Incident At Mahwah Man's Home Lawsuit: Hunters' False Report Triggered Harrowing Swatting Incident At Mahwah Man's Home
Lawsuit: Hunters' False Report Triggered Harrowing Swatting Incident At Mahwah Man's Home A Mahwah resident has filed a civil lawsuit claiming that a false police report led to a SWAT response at his home, causing severe emotional distress and placing his family in harm’s way. The complaint, filed by Christopher Toskos, alleges that on Nov. 12, 2022, hunters falsely told Mahwah police that he was armed and had fired a weapon in a wooded area behind fire company 3. The area is authorized for bow hunting, the lawsuit notes. According to the complaint, the defendants claimed Toskos was dressed in a "ghillie suit," a type of camouflage, and alleged he fired a .22 caliber firearm in …
Alex Jones Ordered By Jury To Pay Nearly $1B To Sandy Hook Families For Mass Shooting Lies Alex Jones Ordered By Jury To Pay Nearly $1B To Sandy Hook Families For Mass Shooting Lies
Alex Jones Ordered By Jury To Pay Nearly $1B To Sandy Hook Families For Mass Shooting Lies Far-right radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered by a Connecticut jury to pay nearly $1 billion to the families of students killed in the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown. In a unanimous decision Wednesday, Oct. 12, the jury said the Infowars founder must dole out $965 million in damages to eight families of students killed, as well as an FBI agent, for repeatedly claiming that the school massacre in December 2012, which killed 20 students and six staff members, was a hoax carried out by “crisis actors.” Earlier Report: Alex Jones Order…
Punitive Damages: J&J Must Pay $185M In Mesothelioma Case Involving Baby Powder Punitive Damages: J&J Must Pay $185M In Mesothelioma Case Involving Baby Powder
Punitive Damages: J&J Must Pay $185M In Mesothelioma Case Involving Baby Powder Jurors in New Brunswick on Thursday rendered a $750 million punitive damages verdict against Johnson & Johnson on behalf of four people who allegedly got mesothelioma from its baby powder – and a judge immediately cut the award to $185 million, NJ.LAW reported. Johnson & Johnson vowed to appeal. The jury deliberated for less than a day following a three-week trial, the site reported. The punitive damages will be added to $37 million compensatory damages verdict rendered last September by a separate jury. They go to plaintiffs Douglas Barden and his wife, Roslyn Barden; David Ethri…
Jewish Teacher At North Jersey Catholic HS Alleges Anti-Semitism By Students In Lawsuit Jewish Teacher At North Jersey Catholic HS Alleges Anti-Semitism By Students In Lawsuit
Jewish Teacher At North Jersey Catholic HS Alleges Anti-Semitism By Students In Lawsuit A Jewish math teacher at a North Jersey Catholic high school says he was fired after complaining about students' anti-Semitic behavior against him including etching a swastika into the chalkboard and throwing coins at him, according to a lawsuit he recently filed. Jacob Rabinowitz says he was told by administrators at at Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale would not be renewed when he came forward about the way students were treating him -- a month before the notice was required, NorthJersey.com reports. The Archdiocese of Newark, however, said Rabinowitz did not complai…