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Lawsuit: New York Illegally Accessing Health Records To Revoke Pistol Permits Under NY SAFE Act

Jeff Monaski — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:15:58 +0000

Are state officials illegally accessing health records to revoke pistol permits from New Yorkers?

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Oneida County Wins Federal Court Case

Jim Rondenelli — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:40:34 +0000

Oneida County has won a court case against a man who was seeking a $5 million judgement against the county.

Travis Woods, who is wheelchair bound, was arrested in October of 2009 by Utica Police on drug charges

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New York State United Teachers Challenge Property Tax Cap

Jim Rondenelli — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:00:05 +0000

The New York State United Teachers have gone to court to challenge the state's two-percent property tax cap.

NYSUT filed a lawsuit today in state Supreme Court in Albany

The lawsuit charges the

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Judge Rules In Favor Of Litchfield Wind Turbine Ban

Jim Rondenelli — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:55:48 +0000

Litchfield, NY (WIBX) - A State Supreme Court Judge has ruled in favor of the Town of Litchfield's ban on industrial wind turbines.

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Lawsuit Against City Of Utica & UPD Officials Dismissed

WIBX — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:18:51 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - The City of Utica was granted a judgement in its favor in a recent ruling by a U.S. District Court Judge.

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Litchfield Residents File Lawsuit Against Town Board

WIBX — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:28:57 +0000

Town of Litchfield, NY (WIBX) - An on-going renewable energy dispute among members of a small Southern Herkimer County community is headed to court.

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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against UPD

Jim Rondenelli — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:21:51 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - An Oneida County Supreme Court Judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the Utica Police Department after three days of a jury trial.

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Bernie Fine's Wife Suing ESPN

Jeff Monaski — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:04:17 +0000

The wife of former Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine is suing ESPN for libel.

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Why Are So Many Workers Suing Their Employers?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:04:27 +0000

The recession resulted in nine million Americans getting pink slips from their employers, with the workers who remained often forced to pick up the slack by putting in longer hours for the same pay.

Now some of those employees have filed suit demanding overtime wages to which they say they were entitled but never received.

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Redistricting Lawsuit, Cohen v. Cuomo, Set For Procedural Hearing Tomorrow

WIBX — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:27:26 +0000

Brooklyn, NY (WIBX) - A three judge panel is about to decide if a lawsuit challenging the state's newly drawn district map, has enough merit to move on to hear oral arguments.

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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against UPD And Investigator

WIBX — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:07:34 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - A judge threw out a lawsuit against the Utica Police Department and one of its investigators.

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Wannabe Special Agent Sues FBI After He's Rejected Over a Pushup

Shauna Wright — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:00:49 +0000

Most jobs don’t have physical fitness tests, but the FBI does — and one man who was denied a position as a special agent for doing 29 pushups instead of the required 30 is now suing the agency for gender discrimination.

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Man Sues Apple for Siri's Imperfections

Shauna Wright — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:30:50 +0000

Apple iPhone 4S users know that Siri, the voice-activated personal assistant, can be hit or miss. Sometimes she understands you perfectly and reacts with precision, and other times? Well, not so much.

But a New York man is so upset by Siri’s flaws and foibles that he’s filed a lawsuit against Apple.

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Why Is a Woman in New York Suing the City for $900 Trillion?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:11:10 +0000

There are million-dollar — and even billion-dollar — lawsuits. But if a woman in Staten Island, NY has her way, she’ll get trillions in damages.

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Jesse Ventura Loses Patriotism, Threatens Mexican Citizenship After Lawsuit Is Thrown Out

Kathy Landin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:15:28 +0000

Former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler, Jesse Ventura, said he had lost his patriotism on Friday after a lawsuit he filed against the federal government was dismissed from a district court in St. Paul, MN.

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Passenger Sues Continental Airlines for Severely Turbulent Flight [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:48:12 +0000

A Texas woman has decided to sue Continental Airlines and three other air carriers for mental trauma she endured during a particularly hellish flight.

What, did she have to sit through ‘The Smurfs’ on the in-flight movie?

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Sarah Palin Threatens Author Joe McGinniss with Lawsuit Over Outrageous Claims He Makes in 'The Rogue'

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:37:19 +0000

‘The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin,’ painted an unflattering portrait of the former Alaska Governor. Now Palin and her lawyer are striking back, threatening to sue the book’s author, Joe McGinniss, and his publisher for “knowingly publishing false statements.”

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Koziol's Parental Rights Suit Dismissed

Jeff Monaski — Wed, 25 May 2011 02:47:45 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - A parental rights lawsuit brought on by former civil rights attorney Leon Koziol has been dismissed by U.S. District Court Judge David Hurd.

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Hendricks Files Suit Against Oneida County DA

Jeff Monaski — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:37:00 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - An Oneida County Legislator is suing the county's District Attorney for libel, slander and alleged violation of his constitutional rights.

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Klotz Suing Utica Over James St. Fire

Jeff Monaski — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:48:35 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Landlord Timothy Klotz is suing the City of Utica, it's fire department and fire chief for the 2009 fire that killed four people.

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