Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
LAWSUIT: Morris County Tenants Claim Home Gave Young Daughters Lead Poisoning LAWSUIT: Morris County Tenants Claim Home Gave Young Daughters Lead Poisoning
Lawsuit: Morris County Tenants Claim Home Gave Young Daughters Lead Poisoning A Parsippany landlord is being sued by tenants who say he allowed them to live in a house with lead-based paint that poisoned the family’s 2- and 5-year old daughters -- then tried evicting them to avoid accountability, according to a report in the DailyRecord. Elida Rodriguez and Luis Jimenez have been living in a Dover home owned by Efrain and Eda Umanzor of Parsippany for almost 10 years, the report says. Their older daughter Joseline was initially diagnosed with lead poisoning in September of 2017. Genesis showed signs of poisoning in her blood in August 2018, less than a year…

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by Valerie Musson
Hackensack, NJ
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LAWSUIT: 'Massively Overqualified' Hackensack Teacher Was Denied 18 Promotions Due To Age LAWSUIT: 'Massively Overqualified' Hackensack Teacher Was Denied 18 Promotions Due To Age
Lawsuit: 'Massively Overqualified' Hackensack Teacher Was Denied 18 Promotions Due To Age A Hackensack teacher has filed a lawsuit claiming she was denied 18 requested promotions because of her age and then retaliated against because she filed a complaint over the alleged discrimination. Mercedes Abreu Haines, 61, was moved from her role as assistant principal of the Jackson Avenue School to kindergarten teacher due to layoffs in 2011, according to the lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court this week. Haines' previous position was then filled by a younger, less qualified candidate, the suit says. Haines filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
'Like Watching Him Go Through Chemo': Clayton Morris Moves To Portugal With Worried Wife 'Like Watching Him Go Through Chemo': Clayton Morris Moves To Portugal With Worried Wife
'Like Watching Him Go Through Chemo': Clayton Morris Moves To Portugal With Worried Wife A former FOX News talkshow host accused of being involved in a real estate Ponzi scheme have moved out of the U.S. Clayton Morris and his wife, Natali, first left their Florham Park for Pennsylvania, but have resettled in Portugal. Morris is facing more than two dozens lawsuits saying he organized a scheme that defrauded customers for his own financial gain when he sold them rental properties that were in much worse shape than advertised. Natali wrote on her website that the media attention and accusations were taking their toll on her husband, facing dozens of lawsuits from across th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Man Gets $1M To Settle Lawsuit Against Union Liquor Store: Report Man Gets $1M To Settle Lawsuit Against Union Liquor Store: Report
Man Gets $1M To Settle Lawsuit Against Union Liquor Store: Report A man who slipped on the ice in front of a Union liquor store and was hit by a vehicle has settled a lawsuit filed against the business for $1 million, the New Jersey Law Journal reported. Ciriano Tene-Garcia fell in front of Aarti’s Liquors Jan. 25, 2015 and ended up in the roadway on Vauxhall Road, where he was struck by a vehicle. An attorney for Tene-Garcia said he suffered serious injuries that have permanently affected his concentration and memory. He also has some difficulty walking as a result of the accident, his attorney said. In his suit, Tene-Garcia said the sidewalk in front o…

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by Paul Milo
Ridgewood, NJ
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Ex- 'Mother Of God' Ridgewood Church Member Details Wrongful Conduct In Lawsuit Ex- 'Mother Of God' Ridgewood Church Member Details Wrongful Conduct In Lawsuit
Ex- 'Mother Of God' Ridgewood Church Member Details Wrongful Conduct In Lawsuit Raymond Gonzalez was 18 years when he says he was lured into the World Mission Society Church of God in Ridgewood. The now-25-year-old of Elmwood Park has disaffiliated and is suing the Godwin Avenue church in superior court to have the non-disclosure agreement he signed seven years ago dissolved, NorthJersey.com reports. Gonzalez is one of nearly half-a-dozen people who claim they were lured in and "frightened into devotion," then sworn to secrecy, the report says. Many people were also talked into donated large amounts of money by the end of the world in 2012. The church, which began in …

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
LOOK INSIDE: Ex-Fox & Friends Host Clayton Morris Lists Florham Park Home In Wake Of Lawsuits LOOK INSIDE: Ex-Fox & Friends Host Clayton Morris Lists Florham Park Home In Wake Of Lawsuits
Look Inside: Ex-Fox & Friends Host Clayton Morris Lists Florham Park Home In Wake Of Lawsuits Former Fox & Friends host Clayton Morris has listed his Florham Park home for $1.4 million in the wake of several lawsuits filed against him, including one in federal court. Morris left his position at "Fox & Friends" in 2017 to help others achieve financial independence and became a real estate advisor with his wife, Natali. Their company "Morris Invest" helped to sell 1,000 properties -- bringing in more than $5 million in referral fees and profits from sales -- over the past two years, the New York Times reports. But many of those clients have filed lawsuits against Morris saying…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Vernon, NY
Politics
Mount Vernon Wins Sick Pay Lawsuit Over Retired Police Officers Mount Vernon Wins Sick Pay Lawsuit Over Retired Police Officers
Mount Vernon Wins Sick Pay Lawsuit Over Retired Police Officers City officials in Mount Vernon saved taxpayers millions of dollars after a police-sick-time lawsuit was filed by eight retired officers with the department. The New York State Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed in 2016 by eight retired police officers and their union, which alleged that the city owed them compensation for unused sick time. In total, the officers were requesting more than $450,000 in the lawsuit. Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas announced that Judge Joan Lefkowitz accepted the City’s request that she end the case in favor of Mount Vernon. In her decision, Lefkowitz s…

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
News
Totowa Woman Scarred For Life After Finding Dead Rodent In Arizona Drink, Suit Says Totowa Woman Scarred For Life After Finding Dead Rodent In Arizona Drink, Suit Says
Totowa Woman Scarred For Life After Finding Dead Rodent In Arizona Drink, Suit Says A Totowa woman hoping for a refreshing beverage said she cracked open a can of Arizona to discover a dead rodent, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court. Samantha Corrado says she bought the drink at the Union Boulevard CVS in August 2016, finished the whole drink and then noticed that the can still weighed more than she was used to, the suit says. She looked in and saw the dead rodent, which was not specified in the lawsuit. Corrado said she has since been plagued with psychiatric and psychological issues and thus is suing Arizona Beverages USA, CVS Pharmacy, the bottling company …

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by Cecilia Levine
Armonk, NY
Business
BMW's Self-Closing Door Severed Area Man’s Thumb, Lawsuit Says BMW's Self-Closing Door Severed Area Man’s Thumb, Lawsuit Says
BMW's Self-Closing Door Severed Area Man’s Thumb, Lawsuit Says A systems engineer from the tristate area is suing BMW for $13.5 million after he said the self-closing door of his car severed his right thumb. Godwin Boateng of Valley Stream on Long Island said the $70,000 BMW SUV does not have a sensor to detect whether there's a body part or an object in the path of the door. The 62-year-old's attorney, Avi Cohen, described the BMW X5’s door as nothing short of “a guillotine," according to this New York Post report. According to a federal lawsuit, Boateng was standing outside the X5 in July 2016 when he placed his hand on the driver’s door column…

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by Joe Lombardi