Teaneck Cop Wins $2.1M In Retaliation Suit
A Bergen County jury on Thursday, Aug. 7, awarded more than $2.1 million to a veteran Teaneck police officer who claimed in a lawsuit that he was targeted, demoted, and hit with “fabricated” charges after speaking out about misconduct inside the department.
Officer Glenn Coley, hired in 2002, filed his lawsuit in April 2022 against the Borough of Teaneck, the Teaneck Police Department, then Chief Glenn O’Reilly, Capt. Michael Ferrante, Sgt. Jeanette Williams, and Sgt. Kenneth Egbert.
The 53-page complaint alleges the department and borough officials discriminated against him because o…
Workers Gassed By Their Own Employer During Protest In Oakland, Lawsuit Says
Five New Jersey employees say they were gassed by their own employer while picketing at an industrial facility, twice in two states, according to a lawsuit filed in Bergen County Superior Court this week.
The plaintiffs, all employees of Airgas USA, LLC and members of Local 701 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), allege in court papers filed Wednesday, Aug. 6, that they were “engaged in lawful and peaceful picketing activity” outside Airgas locations in Oakland, NJ and Peoria, IL in July when they were engulfed by an unknown chemical plume.
The lawsuit names defendants “Joh…
Popular PA Jewish Camp Director Sexually Abused Minor For Years, Bombshell Lawsuit Alleges
A well-known Jewish summer camp for boys in Pennsylvania and several members of its leadership are being sued by a former attendee who alleges he was sexually abused by a senior staff member for years at the camp.
The civil complaint, filed in Pennsylvania state court Monday, June 16, names Camp Dora Golding in East Stroudsburg, its executive director Alexander Gold, and former assistant director Binyamin Daiches. The plaintiff, identified anonymously as “John Doe,” is represented by attorneys from Stark & Stark, P.C.
According to the suit, the alleged abuse occurred over multiple summe…
Pound Ridge's Blake Lively Sues 'It Ends With Us' Co-Star Justin Baldoni For Sexual Harassment
Blake Lively is suing "It Ends with Us" co-star and director Justin Baldoni, alleging sexual harassment and "severe emotional distress," according to multiple reports.
The lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, follows months of reports about behind-the-scenes tension during the production of the film, an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, which was spotted filming in Hoboken, NJ.
Lively, age 37, claims the 40-year-old Baldoni created an inappropriate work environment, including discussing cast members' genitalia, past sexual behavior, and making comments about her weight and late father,…
NY Mom Claims To Find Human Blood In Daughter's Burger King Meal: 'She Is Traumatized'
A New York mother is considering a lawsuit against Burger King after claiming she found human blood in her daughter’s meal.
Erie County resident Tiffany Floyd, of the hamlet of Getzville, recounted the horrifying incident in a now-viral TikTok video posted Friday, July 26.
In the clip, Floyd recounts how she stopped by a Getzville Burger King for lunch with her 4-year-old daughter and went through the drive-through.
“Obviously, I’m a busy mom, I just gave her the bag to eat the food,” she said. “And I heard, ‘Mom, I don’t want ketchup.’”
Floyd then grabbed the bag of hamburger and fries, …
Bartender At Celeb Chef's Jersey Shore Restaurant Groped By Drunken Patron, Lawsuit Says
A 19-year-old bartender at celebrity chef Victor Rallo’s Jersey Shore restaurant says she was groped by a drunken friend of her manager — and her bosses did nothing to help, according to a newly-filed lawsuit.
The bartender, identified only as R.N., was working at Surf BBQ in Rumson on Oct. 28, 2022 when a "much older patron" named Daniel Boswell, a regular customer, groped both of her breasts, according to the suit filed in March 2023, in Monmouth County Superior Court.
"When the Surf BBQ Defendants learned of this serious and disturbing assault, they failed to take any remedial …
