Jonathan Stempel
By Jonathan Stempel
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Fast Forward Federal Court Rules Against Rocket Victims in Hezbollah Bank Suit
A U.S. court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by victims of Hezbollah rocket attacks in Israel who sought to hold Lebanese Canadian Bank SAL liable for financing Hezbollah through its New York account with American Express Bank. By a 3-0 vote, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said it lacked jurisdiction…
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Fast Forward Bernie Madoff Ponzi Victims in Line for Another $247M in Restitution
Nearly 7-1/2 years after Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme was unmasked, the court-appointed trustee recouping money for the swindler’s victims on Thursday sought court approval to free up another $247 million to help cover their losses. The proposed payout would be the seventh by the trustee Irving Picard, and follows several recent settlements to recoup sums…
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Fast Forward Male Classmate Accused by Emma Sulkowicz Loses Suit Against Columbia
Columbia University on Friday won the dismissal of a lawsuit by a graduate over the school’s decision to allow a student who accused him of rape to carry a mattress around campus in protest, even though Columbia had cleared him of the allegation. U.S. District Judge Gregory Woods in Manhattan said Paul Nungesser failed to…
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Fast Forward Columbia Wants Judge To Toss Suit by Emma Sulkowicz’s Accused Rapist
Columbia University on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a recent graduate who said it allowed a student who accused him of rape to harass him by carrying a mattress around campus in protest, even though the school had cleared him of the allegation. In a filing in Manhattan federal court,…
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Fast Forward Hasidic Discrimination Suit Against Bloomingburg Clears Legal Hurdle
A federal judge ordered two New York municipalities in the Catskills foothills to face a lawsuit accusing them of discriminating against Hasidic Jews by trying to stop them from moving in. U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest said Bloomingburg, a village in Sullivan County with about 400 residents, must face claims by the developer of a…
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Fast Forward Judge Orders ‘Killing Jews’ Ads on New York Buses
(Reuters) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority to display on its buses a controversial ad that refers to Muslims killing Jews, rejecting the argument that the ad could incite terrorism or imminent violence. U.S. District Judge John Koeltl in Manhattan said the ad from the American Freedom Defense Initiative,…
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Fast Forward Court Upholds Ban on Gay ‘Conversion’ Therapy
(Reuters) — A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a fresh challenge to New Jersey’s ban on so-called gay conversion therapy for minors, saying the prohibition does not violate the rights of either children or their parents. By a 3-0 vote, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the ban did not infringe the…
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Food Injured Fan Says Stadium Hot Dog Toss Not Kosher
(Reuters) — This lawsuit may cut the mustard. A longtime baseball fan has persuaded the Missouri Supreme Court to revive his negligence lawsuit against the Kansas City Royals over a detached retina he claimed to suffer when a hot dog tossed by the baseball team’s mascot struck him in the face. The court said the…
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