Tag Archives: lawsuits against municipalities

Occupy Wall Street is back in the news because of a false arrest claim

About which I have no thoughts, except I’m sort of startled by this decision. I figure you’d like to see it, if only to stew: City Immunity Foils Lawyer’s False-Arrest Claim Against NYPD Andrew Denney, New York Law Journal July … Continue reading

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Join the Resistance! We the People sue Trump

I’ve long perceived how individual and class action lawsuits–especially against municipalities and corporations–can often be the only way to obtain justice for an injury and even change or initiate laws. In this light–and in our current state of horror–I was … Continue reading

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A weird one: NYC liable for failure to notify family of death

I could have sworn I saw a fuller version of this story in either the Times or the Daily News, but can’t find it. As I remember it, although the person who died carried ample ID, somehow the family wasn’t … Continue reading

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