Legal News for Newyorkcity, New York
Sarah Palin v. New York Times
New York City, New York, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a defamation theory. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin sued the New York Times on a libel theory. The New York Times claimed "truth" in defense. On June 14, 2017, the Times’ Editorial Board published the editorial challenged in this case, entitled “America’s Lethal Politics” (“t... More...
(12-16-2025 - NY)Brijmattie Kissoon v. Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, et al.
Brooklyn, New York, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful death of Tribhowandeo Gangaram.... More...
$1 (12-12-2025 - NY)United States of America v. John Montanez
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transport of a firearm... More...
(12-12-2025 - NY)Megan Kathleen Edden v. Social Security Administration
Central Islip, New York, social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial HHS of her application for Social Security: RSI Tax issues.... More...
(12-12-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Robert Brooke
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Hobbs Act extortion. A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Robert Brooke of one count of Hobbs Act extortion. From at least November 2019 to January 2020, the defendant violently extorted the owners of a demolition company of thousands of dollars, purportedly to satisfy a disputed debt. The verdict... More...
(12-12-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Angel Valentin-Martinez
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a fine of $1,000,000. Between October and December 2024, Angel Valentin-Martinez, 34, of Buffalo, NY, conspired with Daniel Plata Miranda to fraudulently gain access to the credit card accounts of individuals at Synchrony B... More...
(12-12-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Kingsley Brown
Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Between August 2022, and July 2023, Kingsley Brown, 23, of North Tonawanda, NY, along with co-defendant Cross Malik Williams, purchased approximately 570 stolen bank cards from various online marketplaces. Williams and Brown then used a card-making device to load the stolen bankin... More...
(12-12-2025 - nY)United States of America v. Kurt Dobler
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Kurt Dobler, 31, of Syracuse, New York, admitted that he was convicted in February 2023 in Fulton County Court of possessing a sexual performance by a child and was sentenced to 10 years’ probation. While on probation for that crime, in May 2025 he knowingly possessed thousands o... More...
(12-12-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Cyril Swan
Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Cyril Swan, age 30, admitted that he began selling methamphetamine and fentanyl to another individual during the summer of 2024, and that he sold approximately 100 grams of methamphetamine and 8 grams of fentanyl during the offense. Senior U... More...
(12-12-2025 - NY)State of New York v. Giuseppe Canzani
Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Giuseppe Canzani fatally shoot 51-year-old Anna Torres shortly after she opened the door to her Ozone Park home in May 2022. The victim was a tarot card reader and Canzani believed she was a witch who had put a curse on him. District Attorney Katz said: “The defendant shot Anna Torres in broad daylig... More...
(12-12-2025 - NY)State of New York v. Kerri Aherne
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted murder, assault with a weapon, assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Kerri Aherne, of Massachusetts, stabbed a woman multiple time in the Macy's store in New York City.... More...
(12-12-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Do Hyeong Kwon
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud and Manipulation. Do Hyeong Kwon was accused of committing wire fraud and conspiring to commit securities fraud, commodities fraud, and wire fraud in connection with KWON’s fraud centered around Terraform Labs PTE, Ltd. (“Terraform”), and the cryptocurrencies launched by Terraform. KWON was extr... More...
(12-12-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Robert Sensi
New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with with narcoterrorism, terrorism, narcotics distribution, and money laundering charges. “As alleged, Paul Campo and Robert Sensi conspired to assist CJNG, one of the most notorious Mexican cartels that is responsible for countless deaths through violence and drug trafficking in the United States and Mexico,” s... More...
(12-09-2025 - nY)Treda Collier Dickenmann v. Village Lutheran Church
New York City, New York employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation job discrimination theory.... More...
(12-09-2025 - NY)John Doe, et al. v. Roman Catholic Archdiocese, et al.
New York City, New York, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs in a corporate negligence case claiming that the Defendant allowed priests to sexually assault them.... More...
$300000000 (12-09-2025 - NY)Muñoz Materano v. Javier Tomas United States
New York City, New York, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an 8th Amendment civil rights deliberate indifference theory. Muñoz Materano v. United States refers to ongoing immigration cases, notably involving Javier Tomas Muñoz Materano, challenging detention/deportation, but it's often confused with the major Supreme Court case Department of State v. Muñoz (2024), wh... More...
(12-09-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Hiram Carrero
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with arson. Hiram Carrero, age 18, is accused of setting a man on fire in a subway around 3 a.m. Monday aboard a northbound 3 train at Penn Station in Manhattan.... More...
(12-05-2025 - NY)Kiran Vuppala v. Lims Kitchen NYC, Inc., d/b/a Lim's Kitchen
New York, New York civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans With Disabilities Act violation. I Overview Do You Have an ADA Violation Case? | Weisberg Cummings Violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) include discrimination against individuals with disabilities in areas like employment, public accommodations, and government services, as well as fail... More...
$1 (12-03-2025 - NY)Perl Felberbaum v. Yaakov Felberaum
White Plains, New York, family law lawyers represented the parties in a Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act dispute. AI Overview The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) and its successor, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), are state laws that determine which state's court has the authority to make or modify child custody decisions when a famil... More...
(12-03-2025 - NY)Hilario Rojas Ortega v. Healthy Choice Markets IV, LLC, et al.
White Plains, New York, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act theory.... More...
$1 (12-03-2025 - NY)United States of America v. Terrence Williams
New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted and conspiracy to commit health care fraud and fraud with identification documents (aggravated identity theft).... More...
(12-02-2025 - NY)State of New York v. Dana Escoffier
New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with harassment and third-degree assault. Dana Escoffier, age 79, got into an argument with his friend Dean Whetzel, age 82. Escoffier shoved Whetzel who fell and hit his head. Whetzel died from the head injury he suffered when he fell.... More...
(12-01-2025 - NY)State of New York v. Sanford Solny
New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 13 counts of third-degree criminal possession of stolen property and one count of third-degree grand larceny. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a disbarred Brooklyn attorney who stole the deeds to 11 residential properties across Brooklyn, primarily from minority homeowners in fi... More...
(12-01-2025 - NY)State of New York v. Joel Nieves
New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant chgarged wiht Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, one count of Assault in the First Degree; and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Joel Nieves, age 35, allegedly firing multiple gunshots during the Mexican Day parade and hitting a 17-year-old innocent bystander in September 2025... More...
(11-24-2025 - NY)Amy Moore, et al. v. Howard Rubin
Brooklyn, New York, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on Racketeering (RICO) Act violation theories. Howard Rubin, a successful bond trader, recruited women from around the country to travel to New York and engage in sadomasochism with him in exchange for money. Rubin employed assistants, whom he paid up to $15,000 per month, to lure women with promi... More...
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