New York Post Reports on Brewer Storefront Fraud Case
November 10, 2023 – The New York Post reported today about Brewer Storefront client Kimaya Taylor and her fraud case against a New York City consignment store. According to the article, “The owners of an Upper East Side antiques store are being sued by a series of clients who claim they were ripped off and had their heirlooms trashed.”
The article continues, “The owners of Sara’s Antiques, on Lexington Ave and E. 73rd St., are facing six lawsuits, a complaint to the police and to the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection about their business selling treasures on consignment.” According to the Post, Sara’s proprietors Sayeh Sassouni Khorshad, and her husband Vahid Peter Khorshad, who goes by Peter, face a series of legal actions for selling the valuables of their clients and keeping the cash themselves, handing back one-off pieces badly damaged, or losing them entirely.
The Storefront is the legal community service affiliate of the Brewer firm.
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New York Post Reports on Lawsuit Filed Against Uber on Behalf of Assault Victim
On October 31, 2020, the New York Post reported that Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors filed a lawsuit against Uber on behalf of its client, identified in court papers as "Jane Doe."
As the Post reports, Brewer's client alleges she was attacked by her Uber driver in 2018, during what she assumed would be a safe ride home. She alleges that the incident left her with a fractured shoulder, post-traumatic stress disorder and years of anxiety and depression.
The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan Federal Court, alleges that even though Uber has acknowledged that thousands of its female passengers have been sexually assaulted during rides, the company still fails to monitor its drivers with in-vehicle video or by checking when a driver deviates from an assigned route.
“It infuriates me. I don’t think they’re doing enough to protect women. Here they are promoting being a safe ride home," the woman told the Post, noting that she'd been an Uber VIP for five years. “I had no clue you would basically be on your own if this happens."
William A. Brewer III, partner at Brewer and counsel to "Jane Doe" said, "Uber knew that this car picked this woman up, they knew where the intended location was and they knew that this Uber driver stopped off route for 15 minutes. They knew it.
“They also know that thousands and thousands of women have been sexually assaulted before that night by their drivers, yet they’re advertising themselves as the safe alternative to a yellow cab or some other type of transit after dark,” he continued.
New York Post Reports on Brewer's Representation of NRA in New York Gun Store Lawsuit
On April 3, 2020, the New York Post reported on the NRA filing a federal lawsuit challenging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's decision to label gun stores "non-essential" businesses.
The article, titled "NRA sues NY for calling gun stores 'non-essential' amid coronavirus," reports that the NRA lawsuit asks the court to declare gun stores essential businesses that can operate during the coronavirus crisis.
The article quotes NRA lawyer William A. Brewer III of Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors. "The current public health emergency does not justify the complete elimination of this right [to bear arms], especially during a time when many New Yorkers have valid concerns about their physical safety and welfare," Brewer said.
New York Post Reports on Lawsuit Brought by Dallas Investor
The New York Post reported on a lawsuit filed by Brewer firm client and Dallas investor Mark Hurley against Emigrant Bank and New York billionaire Howard Milstein.
The Dec. 11 article, “Milstein heir dished divorce dirt on business rival: suit,” reports that Milstein allegedly hired a private investigator to follow Hurley “to gain leverage in a contentious business deal” as the pair “tangled” over the sale of the Fiduciary Network, a private-equity vehicle.
The lawsuit was filed on Dec. 7, 2018, in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas. According to the complaint, “This case involves a multi-year scorched-earth campaign, led by New York real-estate and banking scion Howard Milstein, to wrest control of a once-successful business (for pennies on the dollar) by disrupting its contractual relationships and defaming its founder.”