The lawsuit was filed by Deshanae L. Brown, who alleges she was subjected to discrimination based on her race, sex, and disability, citing violations of federal and state laws including Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act.
New Yorkers filed 1,269 suits under the Federal Labor Standards Act against employers for violations such as underpayment and unpaid overtime, significantly outpacing other states.
I'm incredibly proud of the firm and what we've accomplished in the last year. We had certainly, the year before, a historic year financially, and this year was also historic in being one of our best financial years in history.
According to a 2025 MetLife personal injury study, the severity of injury plays a significant role in determining a settlement amount both in terms of economic and non-economic damages. As such, the MetLife study found that on average, the amount of settlement money a personal injury litigant receives is about $324,000.
According to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Mortenson, who is not an attorney, told police he was really nervous and scared when they asked him to step outside of his 2013 Chevy pickup truck and began testing his sobriety. He was ultimately arrested shortly after midnight on May 23, 2024.
Economic damages compensate for the financial losses you've incurred as a result of your injury. These include current and future medical expenses, such as hospital bills, rehabilitation costs, surgery, and prescription medications. Additionally, economic damages cover lost wages if you were unable to work due to the injury, as well as reduced earning capacity if your injury has impacted your ability to work in the future. Property damage, such as vehicle repairs in a car accident, can also be included in this category.
They don't drive it. They don't manage it. They don't control it. They let it control them. And then one day, they look up and realize discovery closed last week, the client is asking why nobody has taken the key depo, the adjuster wants a status report "by the end of the day," and the partner is asking the question that makes your stomach drop: "Where are we on this file?"
You need to calm down in court and stop emailing him multi-page letters asking him to intervene in your cases. I think it's the tenor of our times, Sunshine, the statewide coordinating matrimonial judge, told a room of more than 100 attorneys at the Bar Association's Family Law Luncheon. I need to urge everyone to take it down a tone.