Tag Archives: Understanding lawsuits

Upstairs, Downstairs (in my lady’s chamber)

As someone who lives underneath one of my lawsuit’s defendants, I’ve mentioned the noise problem. Here, from the September 26 New Yorker‘s Rebecca Mead, is another maddening upstairs-downstairs disturbance, also in litigation: [Showy socialite Daphne Guiness’s] master bathroom is similarly … Continue reading

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Harassment nightmare lawsuit in NYC

Just when I thought there were no more lawsuits in the world … here’s today’s Daily News: The horndog honchos at a midtown hot spot are being sued over X-rated harassment of female workers who were known as “Double Ds” … Continue reading

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Going to Court: Understanding the U.S. civil court system

The highest court in the land began its term this month with an unusually high number of consequential cases awaiting appeal, touching on subjects from health care reform to illegal immigration. Drawing less attention are the 30 million civil court … Continue reading

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