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West Village Man Claims He Was Fired Because He’s HIV Positive

“He looked at me and he said, ‘Are you HIV positive?’ and I said, ‘Yes, and it’s okay, there’s nothing to be afraid of, there’s medication now, we can live a normal life,’” Jefferey Villacampa said. “That was the end of that conversation and shortly after I was fired without notice.”

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Clayton Osbon (credit: Personal Photo)

JetBlue Has Settled Lawsuit Over Pilot’s Mid-Flight Freakout

A lawsuit against JetBlue following a pilot’s meltdown on a New York-to-Las Vegas flight has been quietly settled.

2013/06/12

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (credit: Daniel Barry/Getty Images)/Vito Lopez (credit: CBS 2)

Vito Lopez Sexual Harassment Accusers File Suit Against Him, Assembly Speaker Silver

The women, who also filed a claim against the Assembly, say they were hired by Assemblyman Vito Lopez last year and were subjected to sexual harassment by him. Just weeks before, Silver had settled claims by two other women against Lopez in a secret deal using $103,000 in public funds.

2013/06/06

Brandon Holt (CBS 2)

Boy’s Parents Suing Neighbors After 4-Year-Old Shot, Killed Him

A long legal process lies ahead for the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was shot and killed in Toms River by their neighbors’ even-younger son.

2013/06/01

Rihanna Performs At  Barclays Center in May, 2013 (Credit: Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

Harlem Woman Claims She Got Herpes From Lipstick Tube At Rihanna Concert

A Harlem woman went to a Rihanna’s concert earlier this month at the Barclays Center and claims she left with herpes.

2013/05/31

Joe Paterno

Paterno Family, Ex-Penn State Players To Sue NCAA Over Sandusky Sanctions

Paterno estate attorney Wick Sollers said the suit was to be filed in state court in Centre County, home of Penn State’s flagship campus.

2013/05/30

FILE - A track. (credit: ClipArt)

NJ Dad Sues School Over Son’s Alleged Treatment On Track Team

Ervin Mears Jr. said in the suit filed this month that his son Mawusimensah was subjected to bullying and harassment while on the Sterling High School team.

2013/05/28

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Report: Woman Sues, Claiming Man Trashed Apartment, ‘Murdered’ Cat

A lawsuit filed by an Upper East Side teacher accused an acquaintance of “torturing, mutilating and murdering” her cat and laying waste to her family’s apartment, according to a published report.

2013/05/12

Brooklyn Discrimination Lawsuit

Lawsuit: Brooklyn Building Owners Discriminated Against Black Applicants

The operators of an apartment building in southern Brooklyn were facing a lawsuit Tuesday, for allegedly discriminating against potential tenants.

2013/04/30

Rep. Charles Rangel (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Rangel Sues To Overturn Censure By U.S. House

U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) has filed a lawsuit to overturn his censure.

2013/04/22

Hyun Lee was picking up photos Feb. 7 at a CVS in Egg Harbor City when she noticed the phrase "Ching Chong Lee'' on her ticket. (photo credit: Handout via Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

N.J. Woman Files $1 Million Lawsuit Claiming CVS Worker Used Asian Slur On Receipt

Attorney Susan Chana Lask said Hyun Lee used her own name when ordering pictures online, but noticed her name was listed as “Ching Chong Lee” on the receipt when she picked up the photos on Feb. 7 at a CVS in Egg Harbor City.

2013/04/18

New York Police Department officers surround a central tent as they clear the 'Occupy Wall Street' protest from Zuccotti Park in the early morning hours of November 15, 2011 in New York. (Photo credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Settlement Announced In Lawsuit Over Seizure Of OWS Library

A settlement was announced Tuesday in a lawsuit over the seizure of the Occupy Wall Street library at Zuccotti Park.

2013/04/09

Wines (file/credit: CBS 2)

Energy Mogul Says He’s Been Cheated By Wine Merchants Too Many Times

A Florida billionaire energy maven and wine collector told a New York jury Wednesday that he doesn’t even like wine auctions anymore, because he has too often been the victim of buying fake wine.

2013/04/03

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Lawsuit: Bosses Were Hostile To Former NYC Transit Worker’s Muslim Faith

A former New York City transit worker filed a lawsuit Wednesday, claiming that he faced “a campaign of hostility” toward his Muslim faith on the job.

2013/04/03

Scales of Justice (file / credit: clipart.com)

Lawsuit: Cops Pepper-Sprayed Woman, Children In Brooklyn Subway Stop

A Bronx woman alleged in a lawsuit that NYPD officers pepper sprayed her, and injured her three children in doing so, for allegedly entering a subway station without paying.

2013/04/02

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