Brooklyn, New York Landlord Liable for $3.3 million For Harassing Elder Tenants

Prospect Park Residence

Photo: AP

[From article]
The owner of a Brooklyn assisted living facility who came under fire for attempting to evict his elderly patrons — and allegedly trying to force them out through nefarious means — will have to shell out $3.35 million to the remaining tenants as part of a settlement agreement, a Brooklyn judge has ordered.
Prospect Park Residence owner Haysha Deitsch must now pay the remaining five nonagenarians still living in the once-lavish facility the bulk of the settlement in a series of installments.
If he doesn’t stick to the court’s payment schedule, the seniors get more time to move, and more money, said attorney Fred Millett.
The two-year legal saga began in March 2014 when Deitsch abruptly gave his patrons just three months to scram — allegedly so he could sell the lucrative real estate to a development company.
A number, fearing eviction, did move out — but seven tenants stood their ground and fought the order.
Originally dubbed “the Prospect Park 7” the remaining five will have to relocate by August 31st of this year. Two of the original plaintiffs have died over the course of the legal battle.
The tenants originally filed suit claiming the eviction went against their tenant agreements, and didn’t offer enough support for relocation.
Brooklyn Judge Wayne Saitta ordered that Deitsch keep the residence open during the case, but residents soon claimed he was feeding them rotten food, hiking rent, and depriving them of central air-conditioning during the hot summer months.
Deitsch even filed a $50 million countersuit in March of this year, claiming the residents were taking part in a “scheme” to obstruct his sale of the property.
The heft of the settlement will go the five still residing in the dilapidated 134-unit living facility, while a small portion will be given to 4 former residents who moved out under Deitsch’s threat of eviction but were still involved in the suit.
“It is definitely a win for our clients,” said attorney Fred Millet, who represented the plaintiffs. “With the settlement they were able to make plans to move elsewhere, and the money to make that happen.”
But the elderly and soon-to-be-homeless tenants will face some obstacles, the attorney said.
“The problem is there aren’t a lot of adult care facilities in Brooklyn,” he explained. “And while this settlement gives them the time and money to make the transition happen, a lot of these facilities are very expensive. Prospect Park residence was comparatively affordable, so that might make it more difficult.”
Millet says his firm and the plaintiffs will continue with their suit against the Department of Health, who green-lighted Deitsch’s original eviction plan.
Meanwhile, the whole payout will go to the seniors, as Millet and his firm represented them pro bono.

http://nypost.com/2016/06/01/forcing-elderly-out-will-cost-brooklyn-building-owner-millions/

Forcing elderly out will cost Brooklyn building owner millions
By Emily Saul
New York Post
June 1, 2016 | 4:01pm

Eleven States Sue Feds Over Bathroom Rules

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announces Texas’ lawsuit.
Photo: AP

[From article]

Officials from 11 states sued the Obama administration on Wednesday, seeking to overturn a directive from the federal government that public schools should allow transgender students to use the bathroom matching their gender identity.
Ramping up the simmering battles over contentious cultural issues in America, the states, led by Texas, accused the federal government of rewriting laws by “administrative fiat.”
“Defendants have conspired to turn workplace and educational settings across the country into laboratories for a massive social experiment, flouting the democratic process, and running roughshod over commonsense policies protecting children and basic privacy rights,” the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit accused the federal government of overstepping its constitutional powers by taking actions that should be left to Congress or individual states.

[. . .]

Nine of the 11 states are led by Republican governors.
The state of Texas is the lead plaintiff and was joined by Alabama, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Utah and Georgia, plus the Arizona Department of Education and the governor of Maine.
School districts from Texas and Arizona also joined the suit, which names the U.S. government and a host of federal agencies and officials as defendants.
[. . .]
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said, “President Obama has no business setting locker room and restroom policies for our schools.”
“School policies should be determined by individual states, educators and parents – not dictated by a presidential decree,” added West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.

http://nypost.com/2016/05/25/eleven-states-sue-white-house-over-schools-bathroom-law/

Eleven states sue White House over schools’ ‘bathroom law’
By Reuters
New York Post
May 25, 2016 | 5:05pm

Same Sex Student Clubs Consider Legal Action Against Harvard University

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Massachusetts state law extends constitutional protections to non government actors. MGL Chap. 265, Sec 37, applies to the person, The President and Fellows of Harvard College. More important than having a law school "on retainer" is too many judges in the First Circuit and Massachusetts state courts are Harvard Law graduates and university degree holders. They have a habit of allowing exceptions to laws for the university.

[From article]
Lake and other lawyers agreed that Harvard’s status as a private institution grants it more leeway than a public university would have in a similar situation.
[. . .]
“Because Harvard is private, its predominate relationship with students is contractual,” Lake said. “It does give a private institution the right to set certain standards for students that might not be acceptable at a public institutions.
[. . .]
“Last time I checked, you don’t sue someone who has a law school on retainer,” James M. Myers ’77, said.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2016/5/11/clubs-weigh-legal-options/

Clubs Weigh Potential Legal Action Against Harvard Policy
By C. RAMSEY FAHS, 

Harvard CRIMSON STAFF WRITER

May 10, 2016

Science Graduate Student Sues Harvard University For Intellectual Property Rights, Royalties From His Work

This is not "extreme" arrogance. It is the usual arrogance of the richest, most prominent University in the United States. 

[From article]
Brian D. O’Reilly, who is representing Charest in the case, called the University’s position one of “extreme arrogance.”

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2016/3/23/charest-royalties-lawsuit-liability-relief-issues/

Years-Long Royalties Dispute Moves to Questions of Liability and Relief
By LUCA F. SCHROEDER,

Harvard CRIMSON STAFF WRITER
March 23, 2016

Discrimination Laws Provide No Incentives To Remove Barriers To Access

Bob Lobel and his golf cart

Photo: DAVID L. RYAN/GLOBE STAFF

Disability laws were written to prevent substantial damage awards which would quickly end barriers to access. 

[From article]
Michael V. Longo, Lobel’s attorney in the case against Woodland Golf Club, said dropping the counts would keep Lobel from suing for millions in damages, but the case could still expand access to golf courses for people with disabilities.
“The whole point of the case is to be able to have disabled people play,” Longo told the Herald.
In November, Lobel, who said he is disabled and needs a specialized golf cart known as a SoloRider or ParaGolfer, sued the Woodland Golf Club in federal court for $250,000 for unlawful discrimination and violation of his civil rights, according to the suit.
Lobel, who is not a member of the club, alleged that Woodland told him the carts would be allowed on the course — but not on the greens or in the bunkers. He said he tried to have Woodland representatives talk with other golf courses that allow the carts, but Woodland refused, according to the suit.
Longo agreed to drop the three counts based on the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, the state’s Public Accommodation Law and the state’s Equal Rights Act — preserving its main claim that the course’s action violated the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act.

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2016/03/lobel_lawyer_agrees_to_drop_3_of_4_counts

Lobel lawyer agrees to drop 3 of 4 counts
Brian Dowling

Sunday, March 06, 2016

Boston Herald

US District Court Judge Approves Complaint Citing Harvard University's Violations of Americans With Disabilities Act and Rehabilitation Act

[From article]
In the original complaint, the plaintiffs cited Youtube videos, podcasts, and edX courses—part of a joint venture between Harvard and MIT—as examples of Harvard’s online content that purportedly deny access to deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
The complaint alleges that Harvard has violated the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American Disabilities Act of 1990 by not inserting digital captions into online educational content. The former mandates that federally-funded educational institutions provide equal access to all individuals, regardless of disabilities. The latter law mandates that public places of accommodation “not deny persons with disabilities” their services.
Harvard sought to delay or dismiss the case until the U.S. Department of Justice issued specific digital provisions of the ADA given the lack of current legal precedence for online public spaces.
Interpretations of the ADA have varied since the original law went into effect in 1990, according to Caroline Jackson, an attorney for the National Association of the Deaf.
“Back then, public life was tangible. It was the stores you could walk into, it was the sidewalks you could get on, it was the doctors that you could go see in person,” Jackson said. “Since then, public sphere has become intangible; it’s become the cybersphere.”

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2016/2/25/harvard-lawsuit-deaf-proceed/

Judge Recommends that Disability Lawsuit Proceed
By MARELLA A. GAYLA,

Harvard CRIMSON STAFF WRITER
February 25, 2016

Maryland Public School Students "Forced" to Convert to Islam

[From article]
The Thomas More Law Center, which is a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has filed (1/27/16) a federal lawsuit on behalf of former Marine, John Kevin Wood, and his wife, Melissa, who refused to allow their teenage daughter to be subjected to Islamic “indoctrination and propaganda” in her high school World History class. The lawsuit was filed against the Charles County Public Schools, the Board of Education, and the Principal and Vice-Principal of La Plata High School located in La Plata, Maryland.
The Woods’ daughter was forced to profess and to write out the Shahada in worksheets and quizzes. The Shahada is the Islamic Creed, “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.” For non-Muslims, reciting the statement is sufficient to convert one to Islam. Moreover, the second part of the statement, “Muhammad is the messenger of Allah,” signifies the person has accepted Muhammad as their spiritual leader. The teenager was also required to memorize and recite the Five Pillars of Islam.
[. . .]
But the real problem in high school education is the presumption that students should be educated (indoctrinated?) by being given the Board of Education version of the most accurate distilled truth -- that students can’t handle controversy. How about being given the pros and cons of claims made about culture and history. Fine. Present the claim that Islam is the religion of peace. But then give the arguments pro and con. The idea that a fair-minded committee should feed the students the final distilled version of the truth is a recipe for indoctrination, not education.

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/01/islamic_instruction_in_our_public_schools.html

February 1, 2016
Islamic ‘Instruction’ in our Public Schools
By Richard Butrick

Woman Employee of Yoga Emperor Wins $7 million Damage Award For Sexual Harassment, Retaliation

Choudhury leads a gigantic yoga class at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sept. 27, 2003.

Photo: AP

[From article]
A man who made an empire out of his high-heat brand of yoga has been ordered to pay well over $7 million to a former legal adviser who said he sexually harassed her.
A Los Angeles jury ordered Bikram yoga founder Bikram Choudhury to pay $6.5 million in punitive damages Tuesday on top of $924,000 in compensatory damages he was ordered to pay in the same case a day earlier.
The woman, Minakshi “Miki” Jafa-Bodden, had said Choudhury sexually harassed her and wrongfully fired her for investigating another woman’s rape allegation.
[. . .]
Jafa-Bodden worked as head of legal and international affairs at Choudhury’s Los Angeles yoga school from spring 2011 until March 2013, when she said she was abruptly fired from her six-figure position for refusing to cover up an investigation into a rape allegation.
“Jafa-Bodden faced retaliation and intimidation when she refused to stay silent about witnessing illegal behavior,” her attorney, Mark Quigley, said in a statement.
Additionally, Jafa-Bodden said Choudhury sexually harassed and inappropriately touched her, and tried to get her to stay with him in a hotel suite.
Choudhury, 69, has built an empire around Bikram yoga, a rigorous, 90-minute routine performed in a room that can reach more than 100 degrees. The technique is taught at more than 650 studios worldwide and has drawn a throng of devoted followers.
[. . .]
Jafa-Bodden’s wrongful termination lawsuit is separate from sexual assault lawsuits filed by six other women, five of whom accuse Choudhury of raping them. One of those lawsuits is in the process of being settled while the rest are set for trial later this year.
His attorneys have said he never sexually assaulted any of the women suing him and that prosecutors had declined to bring charges in their cases.
Mary Shea, one of the attorneys representing the women filing the assault lawsuits, said prosecutors never investigated the allegations and that just because charges weren’t filed doesn’t mean the women aren’t telling the truth.
“These are all very brave women who’ve had the courage to stand up against very serious opposition and public scrutiny,” she said. “If anything, this (verdict) has given them the confidence to go forward and speak their truth.”

http://nypost.com/2016/01/27/bikram-yoga-founder-ordered-to-pay-7-4m-for-sex-harassment/

Bikram yoga founder ordered to pay $7.4M for sex harassment
By Associated Press
New York Post
January 27, 2016 | 9:04am

Five New York City Men and A Woman Released After 18 Years For Wrongful Murder Conviction

Imprisoned: Eric Glisson (pictured right, with his lawyer Peter Cross), was convicted in the 1995 killing of a livery cab driver in New York City.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2248051/Eric-Glisson-Cathy-Watkins-released-jailed-17-years-murder-didnt-commit.html

Jailed for 17 YEARS for a murder they didn't commit: Prisoners finally released after being wrongly convicted of killing taxi driver
Eric Glisson and Cathy Watkins were convicted for the 1995 murder of cab driver Baith Diop
Judge throws out murder conviction - but keeps prisoners in jail over Christmas for related charges
By EDDIE WRENN FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 06:27 EST, 14 December 2012 | UPDATED: 09:02 EST, 14 December 2012

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New Yorker, Eric Glisson, Upon Release From 18 Years of Prison

http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/dateline/a-bronx-tale-part-1-275267140001

Dateline
NBC News
January 24, 2016 [Original broadcast June 2014]
A Bronx tale
Five men and a woman wrongfully convicted of homicide, jailed for 18 years. State gave each $3.9 million. They are suing the City of New York.

Leftist Lawyers Sue Boston Police For Public Records

What about the fact that 83 percent of deaths from opioid ODs in Massachusetts are white? Isn't that actionable? Why no lawsuit at the MCAD against the drug dealers? Why are they above the laws?

[From article]
The second request was made late last year pertaining to the demographic make-up of BPD’s current police recruiting class, the group said in a statement.
“To be accountable to the community, the Boston Police Department must be transparent,” said Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, executive director of the lawyers’ committee, in the statement. “Diversity and community representation in the police force is a critical issue, and the public has a right to know the impact of BPD’s employment practices on Blacks, Latinos, and other minority groups.”
Espinoza-Madrigal said state public records law requires government agencies to provide access to public records within 10 days of a request

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2016/01/activists_sue_bpd_to_get_drug_records

Activists sue BPD to get drug records
Antonio Planas

Friday, January 22, 2016

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Sounds like disparate impact of drug dealer sales. Are they targeting white males? Are the drug dealers racists? 16 percent of the world population is white. That means an outrageous disproportionate effect of opioid abuses, finding that 75 percent of white men are affected by ODs.

[From article]
White males aged 25 to 44 have been hit the hardest by the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, and the number of overdoses continues to climb, according to new data released by the state Department of Public Health.
For the first time ever, DPH released information on the demographics of those dying of overdoses across the state, finding that three quarters of those affected by ODs fall into the above category.
The new data included updated numbers for 2014, confirming that the number of accidental overdose deaths in 2014 was 1,099

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/herald_bulldog/2016/01/opioid_ods_climbing_hitting_white_males_hardest

Opioid ODs climbing, hitting white males hardest
Lindsay Kalter 

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Lawsuit Naming High Ranking Politicians, Prosecutors, Ignored by Mainstream Journalists

Brad Edwards, Attorney


Paul Cassell, Attorney

[From article]
the deal that handed out token punishment to the statutory rapist has been hidden from the public and from the victims themselves:
Federal prosecutors in Florida intentionally kept underage victims of billionaire perv Jeffrey Epstein in the dark about his plea deal, newly unsealed court papers reveal.
The documents also show prosecutors wanted to keep the extent of Epstein’s alleged sex crimes away from a judge reviewing the deal.
[. . .]



This plea involved the slap on the wrist sentence of 13 months -- and he got to spend his waking hours at his Palm Beach mansion. That is, he only had to check into his "jail" eight hours a day.
Note: Epstein slept in a vacant wing of the Palm Beach County Stockade, so he was spared the ordeal of interaction with other prisoners.
[. . .]
Ann Coulter saw the problem a year ago, speaking to Sean Hannity:
This is a really important story. And I so love that you're pitching it just as a Clinton sex scandal, but it is so much more than that. And it's appalling that the only place that covered it last night -- I watched TV, every station -- was Megyn Kelly. God bless her. At least we got it out there. This is not just a Clinton sex scandal; this is the elites getting cozy and covering up and protecting one another. It also involves the Bush administration, it involves Ken Starr, the lawyers for Epstein.
There are some facts that are absolutely known, there are some that are only allegations right now. But the basic story is that Jeffrey Epstein -- there's a major Palm Beach police investigation, a young girl, 15-year-old girl's mother went to Palm Beach police back in 2006 and said my daughter is being paid to have sex with this rich man in Palm Beach. Palm Beach police staged a very detailed investigation without Epstein's knowledge.


Recipient of Sweetheart Court Deal, Billionaire Jeff Epstein, BFF of Bill Clinton 

They went through his garbage, they get sworn statements from about a half-dozen of the victims as well as this slightly older girl who was procuring them. The evidence was quite strong and the same prosecutor that was going after Rush Limbaugh for back pain medication for two years wants to just give him a little ticket, just pay ten dollars and that's enough for having sex with these underage girls, that's of course statutory rape in Florida.
The Palm Beach police went mental after they staged this investigation and put all the evidence together. So they went to the federal government. That's where this case comes involved.
[. . .]



The prosecutors private's lives were investigated and according to the U.S. Attorney they were just pressured, jerked around, everything was appealed. Eventually they get Epstein to agree to plead guilty to a state charge, allegedly sentenced to 18 months, in fact it was 13 months and for 16 hours a day he was allowed to go to his mansion in Palm Beach. So he got basically no jail time. He is a registered sex offender.
[. . .]
A secret agreement was struck. The documents are under seal. A no prosecution agreement against not only Epstein but his lawyers and all these other friends of his. They are suing under that, they can open this case again. They could breach the no prosecution.
That case has been going on since 2008.
[. . .]
And the fact that thus far this has only been covered on Fox News is shocking. This is not a political thing. This is what MSNBC and the rest of the networks have been describing what they thought these fraternities, what they thought the [Duke] lacrosse rape [case was]. This is the elites circling the wagon and protecting a pederast. It's a shocking case and that's just the known facts.
[. . .]
Two teenage victimes of Palm Beach billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have filed court papers asking to depose top federal officials who were involved in inking the secret deal that saved Epstein from serious federal charges.
[. . .]



The victims filed the motion, in part, because of a new argument Assistant U.S. Attorney Dexter Lee made during a routine status check hearing in November.
Lee said the girls aren’t really victims because they procured other minor girls for Epstein and received money for it so they’re not protected under the federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act.
[. . .]
Filed in 2008, the lawsuit says the U.S. Attorney’s Office violated the federal Crime Victim’s Rights Act by failing to confer with the victims before signing a non-prosecution agreement with Epstein in September 2007.

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/01/the_sweetheart_deal_for_bill_clintons_orgy_island_pal_may_be_exposed_and_overturned.html

January 5, 2016
The sweetheart deal for Bill Clinton's Orgy Island pal may be exposed and overturned
By Thomas Lifson

Sanctuary Cities And Murder of Kate Steinle

Kate Steinle

[From article]
When Kate Steinle was murdered by an illegal immigrant in San Francisco, the most troubling aspect of her death was that it could have been prevented. The alleged murderer had been convicted of seven felonies, and deported five times. He should not have been in the city at all. Yet even with the public outrage over this irresponsible action by law enforcement, the San Francisco board voted to keep its sanctuary policy, setting up similar scenarios in the future.
[. . .]
This reflects the unbelievable attitude created by Democrat-run cities that they can pick and choose those who reside in their cities as long as those new residents vote for them and keep the wealthy teacher and other public unions employed. It is a clear violation of Federal law done for profit and political power.
But there may be a silver lining to this cloud of corruption. These actions are so outrageous they have created an opening for a lawsuit. And on December 4, 2015 a lawsuit, filed by a Los Angeles Law Firm and Judicial Watch, may have far reaching implications for all American cities. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of San Francisco City and County resident Cynthia Cerletti. Cerletti’s lawsuit is based on California’s common law taxpayer standing doctrine and Code of Civil Procedure § 526a, which allow any citizen to sue government officials to prevent the unlawful expenditure of taxpayer funds.
[. . .]



Democrats in the U.S. Senate filibustered a measure to crack down on sanctuary cities by stripping funding from communities such as San Francisco that refuse to cooperate with Federal immigration law. This proves that illegal immigration is not created by businesses who want cheap labor but by Democrats who want residents in their cities and states.

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/12/sanctuary_city_policy_finally_challenged_in_court.html

December 18, 2015
Sanctuary City Policy Finally Challenged In Court
By Michael Bargo Jr.

Boston Herald Wins Lawsuit Over Protected Opinion Coverage

[From article]
The court ruled, in a unanimous decision, that the paper’s coverage concerning the suicide of former Boston lead singer Brad Delp was opinion protected under the First Amendment.
Scholz sued the Herald in 2010, claiming that articles published by the Herald’s Inside Track columnists in March 2007 implied that he was responsible for Delp’s decision to take his life.
The court ruled otherwise.
[. . .]
In the 23-page decision, the court was clear the coverage of Delp’s March 9, 2007, suicide was based on opinion.
Scholz’s law firm, Todd & Weld, referred a request for comment to the rocker’s publicist, who said Scholz was “disappointed that the court has decided to allow a tabloid newspaper to avoid having a jury decide the facts.”
The Herald’s position was supported by a friend of the court brief filed by more than 25 newspapers and journalist groups, including the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the American Society of News Editors, the National Press Club, Time Inc., National Public Radio and The Washington Post.
The court also upheld the Superior Court’s ruling requiring Scholz to pay the Herald over $132,000, not including interest, for the court costs incurred in defending against the litigation.
[. . .]
"The ability of journalists to interpret information they present to the public is a vital component of free speech,” National Press Club President John Hughes said. “We are relieved this essential activity will not be curtailed.”

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2015/11/news_groups_praise_heralds_victory_in_free_speech_case

News groups praise Herald's victory in free speech case
Joe Dwinell, Owen Boss

Thursday, November 26, 2015
Joe Dwinell for Boston Herald
joed@bostonherald.com

Rikers Island New York Prison Guard Charged With Rape of Visitor

Photo: AP

[From article]

A Rikers Island correction officer raped a female inmate for more than 15 minutes while another officer watched, a new Manhattan federal lawsuit charges.
The woman, identified only as “Jane Doe,” was on a Department of Correction bus inside the jail complex March 20 when a male inmate bribed a correction officer to leave him alone with her and the pair had apparently consensual sex, according to the legal papers.
But then the officer got back on the bus, told the male inmate to get lost, and raped the woman, the suit says.

http://nypost.com/2015/11/21/rikers-guard-raped-inmate-while-another-officer-watched-suit/

Rikers guard raped inmate while another officer watched: suit
By Josh Saul
New York Post
November 21, 2015 | 1:47am

Employees Sue Married Energy Executive, Say He Used CIA Fantasies To Get Sex

Adam Victor and Eve Khatskevich.
Photo: Ashleih Walsh

[From article]
A Manhattan energy magnate claimed to be a CIA and FBI asset, code-named Rambo, in a twisted scheme to pressure his pretty Kazakh employees into being his sexual playthings, according to their lawsuits.
Married TransGas Energy founder Adam Victor, 62, hired 30-something Kazak natives Eve Khatskevich and Nazym Toktassynova in 2013 as administrative assistants.
Victor brought Khatskevich to parties with North Korean diplomats and told her “that he was planning a mission to North Korea under the guise of developing either a cogeneration or coal-to-gas facility,” the suit says.

http://nypost.com/2015/10/31/energy-titan-posed-as-cia-spy-to-pressure-women-into-sex-suit/

Energy titan posed as CIA spy to pressure women into sex: suit
By Julia Marsh and Josh Saul
New York Post
October 31, 2015 | 1:21am

Long Island, NY College Student Sues Police After Arrest for Showing Impeach Obama Sign

[From article]
A Long Island college student who was arrested for hanging an “Impeach Obama” banner from a Long Island Expressway overpass is suing the Nassau County Police Department for violating his right to free speech, according to a Long Island federal lawsuit.
Danny Martins, a senior at Hofstra University who says he’s a member of the school’s Libertarian Club, was charged with disorderly conduct in June 2014 after hanging up the message and the American flag from a pedestrian walkway in Jericho.
But a judge eventually tossed all charges against the libertarian activist after citing his right to free speech.

http://nypost.com/2015/09/05/student-arrested-for-impeach-obama-banner-sues-police/

Student arrested for ‘Impeach Obama’ banner sues police
By Selim Algar
New York Post
September 5, 2015 | 12:59am

Mark Steyn Stands Up To Climate Bullies, Exposes Their Fake Science

[From article]
Mann obliterated two mainstays of traditional climate science: the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age. In the opinion of many eminent scientists, this feat was accomplished by employing dubious statistical analysis, by using and even manipulating scanty tree-ring evidence, and by tacking on actual thermometer readings for recent times to tree-ring proxy data that was largely employed to erase significant climate variations in the past. These methodological shenanigans resulted in the apocalyptic headline that summarized the Mann-dominated IPCC report of 2001, namely, that 1998 was “likely” the warmest year in the warmest decade in the warmest century of the past 1,000 years -- a headline gobbled up by lazy and politically-motivated climate journalists.
[. . .]


Mark Steyn

As a closing bonus, Steyn explains the origin of the “97% of all scientists” mantra that Mann and President Obama confidently throw around whenever the “settled science” of climate change is at issue. Short story shorter: 97% comes from a survey conducted for a thesis by a University of Illinois graduate student who, having received 3,146 responses to a two-question online questionnaire sent to 10,257 earth scientists, eventually identified 77 “experts” of which 75 (97%) were found to agree with the anthropogenic global warming hypothesis. There’s no word as yet on the identity and views of the other 10,180.
[. . .]
Steyn, National Review, et al. are being sued for defamation by the aforementioned Dr. Mann. In other words, true to form, Mann is using intimidation to silence critics. Specifically, the legal case concerns a National Review blog post dated July 15, 2012, in which Steyn quotes aerospace engineer Rand Simberg’s negative comments about the Penn State hockey-stick inventor, including the remark that Mann has become “the Jerry Sandusky of climate science.” Steyn proceeds in a mere 147 words to distance himself somewhat from Simberg’s metaphor, to identify Mann as “the man behind the fraudulent ‘hockey-stick’ graph,” and to note that the same college president who “declined to find one of its star names [Paterno] guilty of any wrongdoing” and who was forced to resign over the Sandusky scandal also oversaw the exculpatory investigation of Mann after the “Climategate” emails were made public.



The fact that this speech-suppressing defamation suit in the D.C. courts has been going on for years without media outrage clearly shows that Steyn’s derogatory book title applies to American journalists and courts as much as to the now-greatly-diminished Penn State climatologist.

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/09/steyn_puts_warmists_in_the_dock.html

September 19, 2015
Steyn puts Warmists in the Dock
By Richard Kirk

Updated(2): Jury Awarded $18 million To New York City Model Who Sued Boss For Sex Under Pressure; Wants To Change Her Identity

Posted June 17, 2015 8:18 PM ET; Last updated August 12, 2015 6:07 PM ET


Benjamin Wey and Hanna Bouveng

[From article]
A Swedish woman who was awarded $18 million in damages after being sexually harassed and coerced into sex by her former Wall Street executive boss has revealed that she is considering moving and changing her identity - and the identity of her family – because the experience has left battling an almost-constant feeling of paranoia.
In an $850 million lawsuit, Hanna Bouveng, 25, accused Benjamin Wey, 43, of using his power as the owner of New York Global Group to coerce her into four sexual encounters, before firing her after discovering that she had a boyfriend. She also claimed he controlled and manipulated her during his relentless harassment following her hiring as a marketing intern in 2013.
'My former boss took away my peace of mind,' Hanna wrote in a personal essay appearing in the August issue of Cosmopolitan. 'I wonder whether my relatives and I should get new identities and move somewhere new. I think I will forever feel paranoid.'
[. . .]
Because Hanna’s job meant she was meeting high-profile people, including Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Princess Madeleine of Sweden, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, he told her she needed an apartment that reflected her role in the company.
Hanna said he showed her a $3,300 apartment, and when she told him she would need a raise to afford it, he told her he would 'take care of it'. She said she thought he meant a raise and moved into the new place, however, instead of giving her a better salary, Benjamin told her he could ask him for cash when he needed it.
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After a business dinner in January, Hanna said Benjamin walked her home and pulled out a box of condoms, pressuring her to have sex.
'I felt blurry from drinks at dinner and worn down by his aggression, as if he had peeled away my identity. I had lost myself,' she said. 'This time, he got his way.
'I felt like I left my body. I felt useless and devastated, like I was not worth anything.'
Hanna said that Benjamin coerced into sex a few more times, and she became determined to release herself from his tight grasp. She no longer cared about losing her job or her visa, but she said had started to fear Benjamin.
Although Hanna said Benjamin was constantly calling and texting her and showing up at her apartment unannounced, she made an effort to reconnect with friends. She started seeing James Chauvet, a guy she had met the summer before, and their relationship began to blossom – without Benjamin’s knowledge.
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Hanna said she returned to Sweden and filed a sexual-harassment lawsuit in federal court, but Benjamin continued to harass her, as well as her friends and family, online, posting images of her face next to pictures of pornography and drug use on Facebook. She noted that he created 11 new websites using her name to bully her.
You shouldn't feel ashamed when someone wrongs you
And while a judge warned Benjamin about his conduct in August, he wouldn't stop, and later that month he showed up in her hometown in Sweden and found her working at a café in Stockholm, prompting her to call the police.
[. . .]
Hanna joined the Swedish National Committee for UN Women and said she plans on working with them on future projects.
'I have learned that it's okay to admit that you are vulnerable. It's not okay for someone to prey on that,' she explained. 'You shouldn't feel ashamed when someone wrongs you.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3193692/Swedish-woman-25-awarded-18-million-sexually-harassed-boss-says-behavior-left-paranoid-wants-change-identity.html

Swedish woman, 25, who was awarded $18 million after being sexually harassed by her boss says his behavior left her so 'paranoid' she wants to change her identity
Hanna Bouveng accused Benjamin Wey, the 43-year-old owner of New York Global Group of coercing her into four sexual encounters
In her $850 million lawsuit, she claimed he relentlessly harassed her after hiring her as a marketing intern in 2013
Benjamin fired her after discovering that she had a boyfriend, and continued to harass her friends and family
Hanna has opened up about her experience in personal essay that appears in the August issue of Cosmopolitan
By Erica Tempesta For Dailymail.com
Published: 10:43 EST, 11 August 2015 | Updated: 21:03 EST, 11 August 2015




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Updated June 30, 2015 9:03 PM ET

[From article]
Bouveng landed $500,000 for sexual harassment that ranged from Wey openly panting over her at the office to pressuring her to sleep with him. When she finally fell into bed with him, he lasted just 2 minutes, she said.
Jurors handed Bouveng another $1.5 million for defamation, which included Wey smearing her on his Webzine after their break-up and e-mailing her father a vicious note when he found another man in her bed.
“I saw a 6-foot-tall homeless black man named James lying on her bed. The man was totally naked, dirty, totally drunk and perhaps on illegal drugs,” Wey wrote to Bouveng’s father, Nils Sundqvist, in one e-mail entered into evidence.
The jury awarded Bouveng $1 for the retaliation she suffered after she called it quits with Wey and he fired her. And then they deliberated several more hours over punitive damages before awarding another $1 6 million.

http://nypost.com/2015/06/29/underling-awarded-at-least-2m-as-horndog-ceo-loses-suit/

Wall Street CEO will have to pay up for slut-shaming intern
By Josh Saul
New York Post
June 29, 2015 | 12:34pm

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[From article]
A Wall Street financier who's on trial for sexually harassing a Swedish former model lasted just two minutes the first time they slept together, the woman's lawyer said on Monday.
Hanna Bouveng, 25, is suing the CEO of New York Global Group Benjamin Wey, 43, for $850million, claiming he sexually harassed her, pressured her to dress provocatively and forced her to have sex in December 2013.
Bouveng said she was hired by Wey in July 2013 - despite a lack of experience - as the company's marketing chief.
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She was fired in April 2014, Wey's reason being that her love of nightclubs was becoming an issue, Wey's attorney Glen Colton said.
Bouveng didn't report the sexual attacks until after Wey fired her, Colton said, adding that Wey called her complaints 'extortion'.
'She said she would go to law-enforcement and report the rape if he didn't settle the case,' said Colton.
Wey, a Columbia University graduate who holds two Master's degrees, then continued to spread lies about Bouveng on a website he runs called The Blot Magazine, according to the model.
'He puts on the blog that she's a prostitute, that she hangs out with cocaine dealers. Every day after the complaint was filed there were articles about Hanna Bouveng and what a terrible person she is,' Ratner said in court.
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Bouveng said in December that Wey contacted her family members after she was fired and accused her of cheating on him.
'He contacted my father, brother, aunt, all my closest friends, business acquaintances, former employers, possible employers,' Bouveng said in December, according to the Daily News.
Ratner said his client got scared after receiving a voicemail in which Wey allegedly said 'you cheated on me!' and said detectives were investigating her.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3125923/Wall-Street-financier-Benjamin-Wey-sued-850m-sexually-harassing-underling-pressured-bed.html

Wall Street financier, 43, is sued for $850m for sexually harassing model, 25, who he hired, 'pressured into bed' and then branded a prostitute on his blog
Hanna Bouveng, 25, is suing the CEO of New York Global Group Benjamin Wey, 43, for $850million
Wey had hired her as his company's marketing chief in July 2013 and paid for the rent on her $3,600 Tribeca apartment
The Swedish former model claims he sexually harassed her, pressured her to dress provocatively and forced her to have sex in December 2013
The pair had sex 'several' times, and the first time only lasted two minutes
Wey fired Bouveng in April 2014, after which Bouveng reported the sexual attacks
He then spread lies about his former employee online, claiming she was a 'prostitute' that 'hangs out with cocaine dealers', her attorney said
By KELLY MCLAUGHLIN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 01:00 EST, 16 June 2015 | UPDATED: 02:52 EST, 16 June 2015
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[From article]
Wey took Bouveng on business trips, always talking up the professional aspect of the trip. But when the naive brunette got to their hotel, she was surprised to find that Wey had booked them both into the same room, Ratner said.
“Her dream was to work on Wall Street,” Ratner told the jury at the end of his openings.
“Now she’s working in a cafe.”
Defense attorney Glen Colton said Bouveng — who speaks five languages — didn’t tell anybody about the sexual incidents until after she was fired, and called her initial complaint to Wey “extortion.”
“She said she would go to law enforcement and report the rape if he didn’t settle the case,” Colton said.

http://nypost.com/2
015/06/15/financier-lasted-two-minutes-with-underling-he-pressured-into-sex-lawyer/

Financier bedded sexy staffer after ‘relentless’ pursuit: lawyer
By Josh Saul
New York Post
June 15, 2015 | 7:26pm

Iranian-American Environmental Engineer Sues NYU For Employment Bias

Mohammad Karamouz, 61, an award-winning environmental engineering expert who specializes in water resources.

But was their discrimination unlawful? Does he demand to be loved by his colleagues? Meanwhile in Iran, the population chants "Death to America. Death to Jews. Death to Israel." Americans are supposed to be better than terrorist nations. Ahem!

[From article]

Karamouz, who was born in Iran but became a US citizen in 2001, is suing for unspecified damages.
The professor brought his complaint to the state Division of Human Rights but the agency dismissed his case, finding Karamouz violated Labor Department laws regarding meal breaks and pay, and had created a “hostile work environment” for his staff.
“Professor Karamouz’s contract was not renewed because of his own conduct as an employee. Just as with his previous baseless claims, NYU is confident that we will prevail in this meritless case,” spokesman Matt Nagel said.
Karamouz lost his state complaint because he went in without a lawyer and “failed to put forward many of his most persuasive facts,” attorney Vincent White said.

http://nypost.com/2015/07/12/nyu-professor-claims-co-workers-discriminate-against-muslims/

NYU professor claims co-workers discriminate against Muslims
By Kathianne Boniello
New York Post
July 12, 2015 | 10:44am

Inmate Awarded $750,000 After Six Day Erection While In Custody Of New York City Corrections Department

[From article]
Now that’s a stiff penalty.
A former inmate who sued the city for making him suffer through a painful six-day erection was handed a $750,000 settlement on Monday.
The hefty payout amounts to $125,000 for each day of hard time served by Rodney Cotton, 51, who said he was treated “worse than a dog” at the Manhattan Detention Complex while enduring the uncomfortable side effect of an anti-depressant medication.
Cotton said the lack of medical attention rendered him impotent.
“It just started hurting,” Cotton told The Post Monday of his ordeal, which began on July 4, 2011, near the start of a 2½-year sentence for a parole violation. “And I’m like, what the hell is going on? It wasn’t going down.”
Cotton had asked to be taken to a jail clinic, but a guard at the facility, known as The Tombs, told him he’d have to wait until after the holiday weekend.
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“There’s a young lady in the building who likes me. I’m scared to try anything with her. I take her out. I take her to Red Lobster. I take her to Outback. I do things for her son. But I don’t think I’m going to try having sex with her. It would be too embarrassing.”
Doctors said a lasting erection is a side effect of Risperdal, and a warning about it is listed on the website of the manufactuer, Janssen.
Cotton said he started taking Risperdal in 2003, the year after he finished a 12-year prison stint for manslaughter for killing a man during a 1989 fight over a sheepskin coat.

http://nypost.com/2015/07/06/a-6-day-erection-got-this-ex-con-750k/

Six-day jail erection gets this ex-con $750K
By Ross Toback
New York Post
July 6, 2015 | 10:51pm