RICO suit, McKinsey In a decision last week, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived Jay Alix’s RICO suit against McKinsey regarding the latter’s conduct in securing a large piece of the high end bankruptcy consulting market (estates with assets worth over $1 billion). The Southern District of New York had previously ruled…
BEWARE OF USING MONEY FROM YOUR IRA OR 401(K) TO PAY DEBTS This can be a costly error. Using retirement funds to pay off debts can hurt you in numerous ways. The vast majority of retirement accounts are exempt. This means your creditors cannot get at them and you won’t lose them if you file…
Suffolk County is hiring over 700 cops. If you drive in Suffolk County, beware of the increase in police officers, that will be added to the police force soon. Suffolk County is set to dramatically boost its police ranks — including by potentially siphoning off cops from the NYPD. The county executive Steve Bellone announced…
How to Spot Student Loan Scams. Things you can do to protect yourself. “Enroll now and get your student loans forgiven!” “We can reduce your student loan payments!” “Don’t wait. Obama student loan forgiveness ends soon!” If you’re one of the 43 million people with student loan debt, you’ve likely received emails or seen ads…
Baby Powder Talc linked to Ovarian Cancer You May Be Entitled to Compensation For Damages Resulting From Sustained Use of Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder. Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Pay $100 Million Dollar Settlement As of October 2020 Nearly 20,000 Women Have Filed Suit. If you have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer or a…
Tuition Refund Lawsuits Hands-on learning. Face-to-face interactions. Study sessions in the student union. Workouts in the student gym. That’s what students said they signed up for — and were required to pay for — when they attended universities across the country last spring. But, they argue, it’s not what they got once the coronavirus drove…
DWAI, DWI, DUI, Help DWAI Offenses in New York For purposes of New York’s DWAI law, “ability impaired” means impairment, to “any extent,” of the person’s physical and mental abilities, which he or she is expected to possess to operate a vehicle as a “reasonable and prudent” driver. There are three types of DWAI offenses….
Stopped by the police? Click Here if you want to receive a PDF of this article that you can keep in the glove compartment of your vehicle. If you are confronted by the police, what you say is always important. Anything said can be used against you. You have the right not to speak. You…
Covid relief for evictions. New York has passed a COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act. No eviction action may be initiated until at least May 1, 2021 if a tenant submits a hardship declaration to the landlord initiating the eviction. In December 2020, New York passed the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act….
