An employee who survived a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket sought a court order Friday to question the 18-year-old gunman’s parents under oath in anticipation of filing a lawsuit against them. The filings in state Supreme Court ask …
New York state officials have agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the Erie County Sheriff’s Office of improperly responding to reports of sexual misconduct involving staff and inmates at the county jails, Attorney General Letitia James said Friday. The …
There were so many questions after 17-year-old Ely Serna brought a shotgun to his Ohio school and opened fire in 2017, wounding two. Along with the whys, West Liberty-Salem High School assistant principal Andy McGill recalled thinking, “Is there something …
A teenager who has been in and out of the hospital with mental health problems since the death of a friend in a massive fire the boys started was sentenced Tuesday to a year of probation. A Family Court judge …
Families of at least five passengers killed when a plane crashed into a home last year have reached settlements with the airlines involved, and more agreements are expected before a wrongful-death trial begins, lawyers said. So far, 39 lawsuits have …
New-York based Eastman Kodak Co. has agreed to pay $21.4 million to settle legal action brought by black workers who claim the photography products maker paid and promoted them less than their white co-workers. The deal was given preliminary approval …
The state’s cell phone ban could clear the way for laws in New York against anything that causes accidents, from having a pet in the car to drinking coffee, warned a lawyer fighting to have the ban declared unconstitutional. “This …
Just over seven percent of American workers drink during with workday, mostly at lunch, and even more, nine percent, have nursed a hangover in the workplace, according to a study. Young, single men are tied most often to workplace-related drinking, …
