Articles by Larry Neumeister

N.Y. Knicks’ Thomas Wants $11.6 Million Harassment Penalty Cut

Madison Square Garden and New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas have asked a federal judge to drastically reduce the $11.6 million in punitive damages a jury awarded to a former Knicks executive after concluding she was sexually harassed and fired …

Court Suggests N.Y. City Could be Liable for 9/11 Workers’ Health

A federal appeals court panel suggested this week that New York City is not immune from liability in 8,000 cases accusing it and others of failing to properly protect workers cleaning up the World Trade Center site after the 2001 …

Holocaust Settlement Delayed by Court Until Class is Notified

A federal court must wait to settle a case brought by Holocaust victims until all known potential class members are notified by mail of the deal, a federal appeals court has ruled. The two-page order by the 2nd U.S. Circuit …

Famous N.Y. Restaurant Denies Harassment Charges by Hostess

Tavern on the Green, one of New York’s most popular restaurants, has violated federal law for at least eight years by sexually and racially harassing its employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged Monday. In a federal lawsuit, the …

N.Y. Knicks’ Exec Facing $10 Million Harassment Suit

Jury selection begins this week in the $10 million sexual harassment lawsuit against New York Knicks president Isiah Thomas, who is accused of improper behavior involving a since-fired team executive. Anucha Browne Sanders, a former Northwestern basketball star, is seeking …

U.S. Judge Weighs Holocaust Victims’ Settlement with Italian Insurer

A settlement between Holocaust victims, their relatives and an Italian insurance company may be the only chance for some victims to recover money, a judge said, but he delayed ruling on approval of the deal. U.S. District Judge George B. …

Casino Magnate Wynn Pokes Lloyd’s Over Damaged Picasso Offer

The casino magnate who accidentally poked a hole in a Picasso painting said insurer Lloyd’s of London has offered to settle his $54 million claim of lost value, but the talks aren’t going the way he’d like. “Their offer is …

1st Amendment Protects Atkins Diet from Suit, Rules N.Y. Judge

The Atkins diet is protected by the First Amendment against the claims of a Florida man who said the low-carbohydrate meal plan was dangerous and to blame for his heart troubles, a federal judge in New York ruled this week. …

Judge Denies N.Y. City Immunity for Ground Zero Lawsuits

The city and its contractors are not immune from lawsuits brought by emergency workers sickened after toiling amid toxic dust at ground zero, a judge ruled, clearing the way for what he said should be the speedy resolution of thousands …

Administration Defends Former EPA Head Against Ground Zero Liability

The U.S. government asked a federal appeals court last week to find that former Environmental Protection Agency chief Christine Todd Whitman cannot be blamed for telling residents near the World Trade Center site that the environment was safe after the …