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The article offers information on the court case H. Cristina CHEN-OSTER; Lisa Parisi; and Shanna Orlich v. GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. and the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., presented in the U.S. District Court, New York City. It discusses laws and legislations regarding gender discrimination at workplaces and sharing of computerized data of the organization. According to the judgment, employee's motion was granted by the court regarding discovery of computerized data.

The article offers information on the court case Monique SYKES v. MEL HARRIS AND ASSOCIATES, LLC, presented in the U.S. District Court, New York. It discusses laws and legislations regarding debt collection and violations of the U.S. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). According to the court's judgment, claims of FDCPA could not be certified.

The article offers information on the court case MALIBU MEDIA, LLC v. JOHN DOES, presented in the U.S. District Court, New York City. It discusses laws and legislations regarding alleged infringement of pornographic films copyright. According to the court's judgment, alleged usage of videos was part of joinder rule and the motion was denied.

The article offers information on the court case Christopher GODSON, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, v. ELTMAN, ELTMAN & COOPER, P.C., and LVNV Funding, LLC, presented in the U.S. District Court of New York City. It discusses laws and legislations regarding debt collection under the U.S. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), According to the judgment, debtor failure in collecting class certification is an excusable neglect.

The article offers information on the court case Luis A. AMAYA, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v.ROADHOUSE BRICK OVEN PIZZA, INC., d/b/a Roadhouse Brick Oven Pizza, and Charles Herman, an individual, presented in the U.S. District Court, New York. It discusses laws and legislations regarding fair labor standards against pizza restaurant and its operators. The court ruled in the favor of motion and denied the recovery of costs and expenses from the plaintiff.

The article offers information on the court case Dawn MASSEY, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v.ON-SITE MANAGER, INC., presented in the U.S. District Court, New York City. It discusses laws and legislations regarding rental application and alleged violation of the U.S. Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). According to the court's judgment, none of the sides were provided monetary award and two years were granted for preparing consumer report.

The article offers information on the court case Mark A. FAVORS v.Andrew M. CUOMO, as Governor of the State of New York, presented in the U.S. District Court, New York City. It discusses laws and legislations regarding voting rights and reports that the defendants requested protective order for some documents on the basis of legislative privilege.

The article discusses a court case of In re Amaranth Natural Gas Commodities Litigation wherein purchasers of natural gas contracts brought class action against commodities trader due to market manipulation and violation of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act. It discusses the plaintiff's motion for class certification. It further informs about New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and the granting of motion for class certification by the U.S. district court.

The article presents information on the U.S. District Court case Tikkun v. City of New York in which action against the defendants was filed by the transgender lesbian in violation of her civil rights. Defendants moved to preclude testimony of expert, and it was held by the court that the failure of expert in producing the privilege information related to sex-segregated facilities of New York City would not bar the expert from testifying. The defendants' motion was denied.

The article focuses on the filing of guilty plea by steel manufacturing firm Bethlehem Steel Corp. at the U.S. Federal District Courthouse in Manhattan, New York City. It mentions that the company has pleaded guilty for a criminal offence it has committed of bribing shipowner during the building and repair of an oil tanker following the Arab oil embargo in 1973-1974. The federal lawyers have claimed that shipyard managers of the company were involved in illegal transactions.

The article reports on the U.S. District Court's decision in New York to dismiss the challenge among Westchester Airport tenant's to the county administrator. It mentions that the county administrators plans to lease the hangar space to one of the county's largest corporations instead of renewing the tenant's current lease. Moreover, The JP Morgan Chase and Co. will occupy one of the two leased hangars as Avista's lease expires in March in which the county officials refuse to offer a renewal.

The article discusses a statistics-driven program adopted in 1994 CompStat that was propelled by a crack-fueled crime surge that threatened to undermine the city's reputation as the global epicenter of social democracy and cultural tolerance. It discusses the proposed settlement agreement in U.S District court case Floyd v. City of New York and Ligon v. City of New York and findings of U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin.

The article informs that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has restricted some portions of New York's Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (SOMTA). It mentions that the Court took the decision in a case in filed by a New York State agency Mental Hygiene Legal Service (MHLS) and seeking injunction against enforcement of various provisions of the act that provides civil confinement of certain sex offenders.

The article reports on the lawsuit filed by designer Alexander McQueen against Steven Madden Ltd. in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, New York City for trade dress infringement. It states that McQueen accused Steven Madden for reproducing the element of McQueen's ankle boot design except the zipper pull that contains the Alexander McQueen trademark. It notes that Steven Madden refused to comply the cease and desist letter sent by McQueen.