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NYC settles major homeless suit
The suit had dragged on through twenty-three years of intensive judicial management of New York City's homeless programs, which are (in no small part due to that management) by far the nation's most expensive...

Ind. Courts - ACLU sues city in federal court over homeless
Jon Murray has this just-posted story in the Indianapols Star. Some quotes:The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit today against the city over what its attorneys see as a too-aggressive crackdown on the homeless in Downtown Indianapolis...

LexPress: Shelter Standards and Homeless Goals
By Jesse Sunenblickjsunenblick@judicialstudies.com  Posted: 09-18-08New York City settles a longstanding battle with Legal Aid over homeless shelter standards. In other news, the mob cops' acquittal is reversed...

Second Circuit Rejects New York Gun Lawsuit
The Second Circuit today decided City of New York v. Beretta USA Corp. in favor of the defendant gun suppliers. Here's an excerpt from the N.Y. Times article: A federal appeals court dismissed New York City?s blanket lawsuit against the...

LexPress: To Catch A Network
By Jesse Sunenblickjsunenblick@judicialstudies.comPosted: 02-27-08 Southern District Judge Denny Chin allows a lawsuit against NBC and its controversial program "To Catch a Predator" to go forward...

Whose homeless are these, anyway
Like many cities that feel overburdened with homeless people, the city of Ontario, Cal., has decided to take steps against those who it does not believe are its responsibility. Earlier this week, the Ontario police entered a "tent city" and...

Dumb New York Laws
Stupid Laws in the Empire State

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

New York Building Codes
Building and constructions laws in New York

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Copyright Lawsuits: Critical Issues Before Filing Copyright
Federa Rule 11(b) Considerations

Vioxx Lawsuits
Vioxx personal injury suits are a seroius concern for Merck and patietns

New York City
Seniors' Centers Found to Have Exposed Asbestos-Pipe Insulation

Aetna Settles with New York State for $20 Million

New York City
$1.5 million settlement after a family of four was killed by an off duty drunken police officer.

New York Employment Law
alleged violations of New York employment law.

Indianapolis
alleging the city's police are overly aggressive against the homeless in violation of the protection of free speech and unreasonable searches guaranteed in the US Constitution.

US Settles Indian Lawsuit for $3.4 Billion
US Government Settles Indian Lawsuit for $3.4 Billion