Courts
Lighthouse Living accused of building apartments with barriers
“Lighthouse systematically violates fair housing laws by developing buildings and offering rental dwelling to the public that are not accessible for...
Unused Ferncliff Cemetery land loses ‘sacredness as resting place for dead’, court rules
The 1908 sale of the 33-acre parcel to a private individual, appellate justices ruled, “constituted an affirmative act of abandonment of...
$400,000 wine shipment worthless, insurer claims, when delivered to Zachys
The shipment that arrived at a Zachys facility in White Plains was damaged by “exposure to excessive temperatures†that rendered it...
Former NCAA basketball star, radio exec Bob McCurdy files malpractice suit against Norwalk Hospital
An error in the dosage of a chemotherapy drug means that McCurdy “will now die from cancer instead of being cured,"...
Insurer claims New Rochelle developer collected twice for damages
“Wilmot was unjustly enriched by cashing and retaining the duplicative payment made by Colony,†the complaint states, and “Colony has a...
Feds sue Dutchess County couple for $2.1M under Bank Secrecy Act
Sarah and John Glaister, British subjects and naturalized U.S. citizens, allegedly held as much as $200,000 to $3.9 million, from 2009...
Yonkers funeral director sued for $585,000 for off-the-books funerals
Familia, the bankruptcy complaint states, has “conceded that he shared in no less than $40,000 of the $685,000 misappropriated from the...
Rockland traveler demands Air Canada refunds for COVID-19 cancellations
The airline obtained money from travelers “by misleadingly representing that its airline tickets were no longer refundable if the trip was...
Rockland consultant Equitas Bio/Pharma sues client for $551,000
“Predictive violated the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing,†the complaint states, by “misrepresenting its willingness and ability to...
Miller’s Service Station in Ossining sues supplier over $1M gas charge
Miller’s seeks to redress SEI’s “stubborn refusal to acknowledge the plain and unambiguous terms of a written agreement for supply of...
White Plains Steps in Home Care, expecting lawsuit, files for bankruptcy
The “immediate need for relief from this court,†CEO Jennifer Baukol stated in a declaration, “stems from a threatened class action...
Construction company sues Fairfield University for breach of payment
Modular Steel Systems Inc. was contracted to provide 92 modular units for the Fairfield University Townhouse Style Junior Housing.
Patent company accuses White Plains-based Carl Zeiss Microscopy of infringement
Rondevoo appears to be in the patent monetization business – whereby a company acquires patents, does not make anything, but generates...
Gerber Insurance accused of marketing deceptive plans for children
“Gerber Life has convinced hundreds of thousands of well-meaning but unsophisticated parents and grandparents to pour their often meager savings into...
Rockland’s Moroney law firm battles fed agency over debt collection records
The law firm “has been subject to an ongoing series of investigative and enforcement manipulations, delays and dirty tricks,†the complaint...
