Orthodox Jewish Group Sues Town To Keep Religious Markers
MAHWAH, N.J. — An Orthodox Jewish community group has sued a New Jersey town that has moved to block the group from building a religious boundary made up of white plastic piping through town.
Woman Fired After Being Pregnant At Wedding May Sue NYC Synagogue
A Manhattan Jewish congregation known as the oldest in the United States must face a lawsuit claiming it illegally fired a employee after learning she was 19 weeks pregnant when she married, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.
Diamond Dealer Files Suit After He Loses Gun Permit Following NYPD Bribery Scandal
A Diamond District jewelry dealer says the NYPD unfairly yanked his gun permit over the bribes-for-weapons scandal turning him into “a classic crime victim in the making” because he “routinely carries … a king’s ransom” through the city “with absolutely no protection.”
Top Journalist Sues Time For ‘Sex and Age Discrimination’
A journalist who was fired from her position as an editor at Time magazine is now suing the publication claiming she was discriminated against because of her gender and age.
More Suits Filed Against Israeli Binary Options
“Glosbe” has been inundated by a stream of complaints and news of lawsuits by foreign citizens claiming to have been deceived by Israeli binary options companies.
Rabbi Sues Australian Jewish Paper Over Sex Abuse Defamation
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Feldman is suing the publisher of the Australian Jewish News for defamation, over three articles printed during a Royal Commission investigation of “Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse,” The Sydney Morning Herald reported Friday.
Manhattan Skyscraper Linked To Iran Can Be Seized By US, Jury Finds
NEW YORK — The US government said it’s ready to seize a Manhattan skyscraper from an Iranian-American charity after a jury found Thursday that the charity’s majority ownership was derived from financial dealings that violated sanctions against Iran.
El Al Found Guilty Of Discrimination For Reseating Woman To Accommodate Male Passenger
Israel’s national carrier, El Al, can no longer accede to the requests of ultra-Orthodox passengers to not to sit next to women, a Jerusalem court said Wednesday in a landmark ruling.
US Seeks Record Recovery of $540M In Case of Looted Sovereign Wealth Fund
WASHINGTON – US authorities on Thursday moved to seize another US$540 million in assets allegedly stolen in Malaysia’s multi-billion-dollar 1MDB fraud and used to fund extravagant spending, the Justice Department announced.
TN – Jewish Paramedic Sues Ambulance Service For Firing Related To His Faith
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Jewish man contends he was subjected to disparaging comments about his faith while working at the Grainger County Ambulance Service, including a suggestion he open a hot dog stand entitled “Anne’s Franks,” court records show.