Lawsuit filed against bronx landlord asking judge to order immediate repairs articles
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NYC asks judge to order house arrest for ‘worst landlord’ in one of his own buildings
City lawyers are asking the court to extend the landlords stay at Rikers, or move him into one of the apartments he owns. The request from a city attorney is reminiscent of the 1991 film "The Super," in which a landlord played by Joe Pesci is forced to live in his own crumbling apartment building. [ more › ]
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Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in lawsuit filed by former Abu Ghraib prisoners
By MATTHEW BARAKAT (Associated Press) ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after a jury said it was deadlocked and could not reach a verdict in the trial of a military contractor accused of contributing to the abuse of detainees at the Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq two decades ago. The mistrial […]
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Union asks judge to dismiss anti-smoking lawsuit targeting Atlantic City casinos
Atlantic City’s main casino workers union wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a different union that seeks to ban smoking at the city’s nine casinos