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Jury verdicts: man wins policy brutality lawsuit. But, wait…
From Michael Schwirtz in yesterday’s New York Times, the kind of lawsuit story that makes you think it’s a TV show. It’s got a few lessons for any plaintiff, the biggest of which is: If you have a good case, … Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights lawsuits, law and the courts, Lawyers, legal contingency cases, legal ethics, role of judges
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More bad news for Stuyvesant Town tenants
This is such a mess, as per the Daily News’s Erin Durkin: Many Stuyvesant Town tenants are getting hit with big rent increases in the middle of their leases, the Daily News has learned. Shell-shocked tenants will have to pay … Continue reading
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Tagged class action lawsuits, law and the courts, situations demanding lawsuits
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“Judge cuts settlement for mentally disabled workers”
On May 3, I reported the story about a huge jury verdict for mentally disabled workers who had been treated as virtual slaves by their employer. And I’ve also written occasionally about how a big jury verdict can be a … Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights lawsuits, employment lawsuits, law and the courts, role of judges, situations demanding lawsuits
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