A Rochester man is asking for $200,000 in a lawsuit filed against the city of Rochester and several city police officers for allegedly assaulting him without justification a year ago. Just after 9:30 p.m. on May 17, 2020, on Gardiner ...

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Court documents filed Monday allege that five auto companies were aware of defects that caused Takata air bags to potentially harm or kill motorists but continued to use them anyway to save on costs. The documents claim that Honda, Ford, ...

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A Hilton couple that was seriously injured when their Harley-Davidson motorcycle crashed has won a jury verdict of more than $2 million against the iconic American company because of a defective part. “It’s a horrible story of a company that ...

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NEW YORK — New York’s top law enforcement officer on Thursday joined a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order barring people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S., arguing the policy unfairly targets followers of Islam, violates ...

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In July, 2013, Homeland Security investigators raided a popular Las Vegas Korean supper club, detaining its employees for intense hours-long interrogations. According to a lawsuit, they were acting under orders of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent, who portrayed ...

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NEW YORK — To fight what it called a “grave threat” to the country, a watchdog group on Monday filed a lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by allowing his business to accept payments from foreign ...

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The parent company of High Falls Brewery has filed a federal complaint in a trademark infringement case over the name of an alcoholic pineapple- and coconut-flavored drink. “High Falls seeks a declaration that its use of the trademark Calypso Colada ...

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The Muslim boy who found himself in the national spotlight after he was wrongfully arrested for bringing a homemade alarm clock to school has lost in a defamation lawsuit against conservative media companies and personalities. The lawsuit accused Fox Television ...

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In June, a gunman killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a horrific spate of violence at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Now, the families of some of the victims are suing Google, Twitter and Facebook over their role ...

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A Rochester teen has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Rochester, Police Chief Michael Ciminelli, and several officers who allegedly assaulted him in August. Rickey L. Bryant Jr. claims that on the night of Aug.7 he was riding ...

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HAUPPAUGE — A suburban New York county struggling to curb an epidemic of opioid overdoses sued 11 pharmaceutical companies Wednesday, including the makers of OxyContin and Percocet, alleging they misled the public and doctors about the addictiveness of powerful prescription ...

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The family of the victim of an alleged child molester is suing the perpetrator, Renaldo Vega, along with the East Irondequoit Central School District, where Vega worked as a bus driver, and several district officials. The 49-page complaint was filed ...

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