Sentences with phrase «file lawsuits against the city»

Albanese believes he's met the criteria for the debate, and filed a lawsuit against the city's Campaign Finance Board (CFB) in hopes of participating.

At the time, the Real Estate Board of New York came closing to filing a lawsuit against the city.

A group of New York carwash owners has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that a law that officials say is meant to protect low - wage workers is illegally favoring unions.

Success also filed a lawsuit against the city earlier this year, claiming that the Department of Education was denying the schools space for pre-K.

Airbnb immediately filed a lawsuit against the city and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman — not Cuomo — for the law, but the case was ultimately settled.

Allies of convicted felon Hiram Monserrate say they will file a lawsuit against the city's Board of Elections for moving polling sites from his stronghold in LeFrak City in Queens.

In July, the group filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that the mayor exerted undue influence on the Rent Guidelines Board.

Felicia Davis filed a lawsuit against the city and Miner that is pending in federal court.

Back in May, a new group, Lower East Side Organizing Neighbors (LESON), announced it planned to file a lawsuit against the city over the Two Bridges projects, and blasted the Chin / Brewer approach as too developer friendly.

The United Federation of Teachers, along with some parents whose children attend the New York City public schools, has filed a lawsuit against the city to force that repairs be made on what it calls «disgusting, demoralizing, and even dangerous buildings.»

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In December 1994, Florence Dolan filed a lawsuit against the city in state court.

So thousands showed up at the hearings to protest and were ready to file lawsuits against the city and county.

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When the city of Rockford, Illinois, realized Acthar was taking up 2.5 % of its medical budget for just two infants, it filed a lawsuit against Mallinckrodt saying the expensive drug was part of «an anticompetitive, unfair and deceptive scheme.»

Lawsuits against FedEx and Uber have resulted in massive settlements, and just last week, a group representing 5,000 Uber drivers in New York City filed a lawsuit alleging the company misclassified them and denied them employment protections.

A New York City advocacy group for low - income and minority residents filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase Bank last fall for what it says are illegal and exploitative tactics that have cost the two named plaintiffs thousands of dollars in penalty fees it contends they shouldn't have had to pay.

A pressure cooker environment is also described in a lawsuit filed by the city of Los Angeles against Wells Fargo in 2015.

By filing a lawsuit to set aside the Mexico City policy on the basis of «international law» created outside the American political system, the CRLP has demonstrated that it firmly believes that «international law» (which has little if anything to do with the will of the American people or the representatives they elect to govern them) is nevertheless enforceable against the American people and, ultimately, the people of the world.

It was around 11 p.m. when a firework landed near where Kristina Perez was standing in West Lawn Park «and exploded with such force that it traumatically amputated her right foot and lower leg,» according to a lawsuit filed by Perez against the city, the Park District and two people who Perez alleges set off the firework.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is seeking a summary judgment in its case against Chicago's vacant building ordinance before the city even files a response to the lawsuit.

Allies of convicted felon and former state senator Hiram Monserrate, who is now running for the NYC Council, say they will file a lawsuit against NYC Board of Elections for moving polling sites from his stronghold in LeFrak City in Queens.

New York City announced it filed a multibillion dollar lawsuit against five top oil companies, citing their «contributions to global warming,» as it said it would divest fossil fuel investments from its $ 189 billion public pension funds over the next five years.

The MTA discriminates against people with disabilities because of its widespread lack of elevators and electric lifts in the subway system, rendering it significantly more inaccessible than other cities with large public transportation systems, according to two lawsuits filed yesterday.

Schneiderman today joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general and the City of Chicago in filing a motion to intervene in a lawsuit against EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's actions to halt regulation of leaks of greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollutants from new sources in the oil and gas industry.

The lawsuit, against BP Plc, Chevron Corp, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc, follows similar lawsuits filed last year by San Francisco and other California cities seeking billions of dollars in damages from rising sea levels due to climate impacts.

The pro-charter-school group Families for Excellent Schools said even more needs to be done to comply with state and federal bullying laws, which is why the organization is a plaintiff in a class - action lawsuit against DOE, filed in April 2016, along with 23 parents whose children have experienced bullying and harassment in city schools.

Exxon this week hit back against the California lawsuits in a filing with a Texas state court pointing out none of the cities disclosed such risks to bond buyers and arguing the lawsuits were politically motivated and linked to cases brought by the states of New York and Massachusetts.

Jewish Voice article on BP Adams joining CM Gentile to applaud the City for filing a breach of contract lawsuit against Verizon for allegedly not delivering on their fiber - optic rollout commitment.

A nonprofit disability rights organization filed a class - action lawsuit against Uber, claiming the ride - hailing service discriminates against New York City riders with disabilities by not providing enough access to vehicles that can accommodate wheelchairs.

California plans to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice over federal restrictions on some law enforcement grants to so - called sanctuary cities, a spokesperson for the state's attorney general office said.

The family of Akai Gurley, the unarmed man shot and killed in a Brooklyn housing - project stairwell by a police officer last year, has filed a wrongful - death lawsuit against New York City.

The public advocate has sought to bring her legal experience to the role, filing a slew of lawsuits against various city agencies.

The notice of claim — the first step in a lawsuit against the city — was filed against the Parks Department, the NYPD, the Staten Island District Attorney's office and the city itself.

A Forest Hills resident who works for Manhattan firm Davidoff, Malito & Hutcher LLP, Sean Crowley filed a lawsuit in Queens Surrogate Court against Rose McGushin, 49, seeking $ 10,000 for work he performed on McGushin's mother's will more than a decade ago, City Hall News reported.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — Amid debate, the Rockland County Legislature's Planning & Public Works and Budget & Finance committees approved an extension of their agreement with the law firm of Harris Beach, PLLC to continue litigation stemming from a particularly difficult lawsuit filed against the county by West Gate Landscaping, Inc..

The claims figures were released as a «ClaimStat Alert» — a result of the program Mr. Stringer began to track claims and lawsuits filed against the city to determine trends and «hotspots» in an effort to avoid future lawsuits.

He also filed a civil rights lawsuit against Weinstein, his brother Bob Weinstein and the entire Weinstein Co., alleging that they flouted New York's civil rights laws and New York City's human rights laws.

Local news outlets report that a former New York City Council staffer plans to file a lawsuit against Bronx Councilman Andy King alleging that he fired her after she turned down his sexual advances.

A state judge rapped state Senate candidate Robert Jackson and his wife, Faika, for failing to disclose medical information related to a negligence lawsuit they filed against the city and...

A U.S. Senate candidate in Massachusetts is ending a lawsuit he filed against Cambridge last month after city officials asked him to remove a sign from a campaign bus.

A judge rapped state Senate candidate Robert Jackson and his wife, Faika, for failing to disclose medical information related to a negligence lawsuit they filed against the city and Fairway supermarket four years ago.

The U.S. Justice Department announced it filed a motion to join a lawsuit against the New York City Board of Elections, alleging that the board's Brooklyn office violated federal voter registration law by erasing more than 117,000 Brooklyn voters from the rolls before the primary election simply because they had not voted in previous elections.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city is filing a lawsuit against the country's largest opioid manufacturers, arguing they are fueling the crisis.

A lawsuit filed by AG Eric Schneiderman against the Utica City School District charges that children over 16 were funneled into alternative programs, in which they could not earn credits toward a diploma, as part of a broad program aimed at barring immigrants from the district's only public high school.

Manhattan lawyer Mark Warren Moody has filed a class - action lawsuit against the state and city Board of Elections to overturn the closed - primary system, saying no one should be shut out.

New York City filed a lawsuit against Verizon Communications Inc., alleging the company failed to deliver a 2008 promise to offer fiber - optic cable connections to every home in the cCity filed a lawsuit against Verizon Communications Inc., alleging the company failed to deliver a 2008 promise to offer fiber - optic cable connections to every home in the citycity.

Castorina has never run for public office before, but is well known among the Island's elected officials for his pro bono lawsuit filed against the city in 2010 to restore school buses for seventh and eighth grade students.

A lawsuit filed on Tuesday by the state attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, against the Utica City School District charges that children over 16 were funneled into alternative programs, in which they could not earn credits toward a diploma, as part of a broad program aimed at barring immigrants from the district's only public high school.

Families for Excellent Schools, a pro-charter-school group that recently filed a lawsuit charging that city schools fail to protect kids against violence and bullying, said the latest data confirm its fear that «more and more weapons are being brought into classrooms and endangering students.»

PLATTSBURGH The City of Plattsburgh has filed a lawsuit against the Town of Plattsburgh over revenue from the Falcon Seaboard power plant.