Nineteen years after sexual assault allegations cost former Merrick pediatrician Stuart Copperman his medical license, more than 50 of his patients plan to sue him under New York state’s Child …
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By Andrew Garcia and Alyssa Seidman
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10/17/19
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Nineteen years after former Merrick doctor Stuart Copperman was stripped of his medical license for reported cases of sexual assault, more than 50 of his former patients now hope to sue him for …
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By Alyssa Seidman and Andrew Garcia
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10/10/19
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A State Supreme Court judge on Tuesday issued a split decision in Democratic Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen’s lawsuit against former Supervisor Anthony Santino and the Republican-majority Town Board.
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By Erik Hawkins
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3/7/19
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New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood last week joined dozens of states and New York counties in suing OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma for its alleged role in causing the opioid crisis.
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By Erik Hawkins
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8/23/18
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Attorneys for the Town of Hempstead will be in court next week defending a 2016 town law requiring gas stations to provide free compressed air to motorists. The law is currently blocked from enforcement, pending the outcome at trial.
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By Erik Hawkins
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2/1/18
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The Hempstead-based Central American Refugee Center is suing the Nassau County Police Department over its policies dealing with immigrants, claiming that police are violating state law.
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By Erik Hawkins
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11/27/17
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Families of special needs students who attend the Town of Hempstead’s Camp Anchor are suing Town Supervisor Anthony Santino and a town attorney, alleging that their personal information was illegally obtained to target them with political mailings that urged them to re-elect Santino.
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By Erik Hawkins
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11/6/17
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The environmental activist group Long Island Clean Air Water and Soil and a number of North and South Shore residents have taken their fight against New York American Water’s rates, which LICAWS described as “unreasonable and unjust,” to the state Supreme Court.
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By Erik Hawkins
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9/21/17
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As the St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Merrick prepares to build a two-story cultural center for religious and educational uses, residents are preparing to take the Town of Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals to court in an effort to repeal its decision to allow the expansion.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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9/14/17
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A Bellmore woman suing the U.S. Capitol police for sex discrimination was set to be deposed for a second time on Monday, after she produced new evidence that the force may have fired her improperly last year, according to court documents.
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By Erik Hawkins
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7/13/17
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