Bill Heltzel

A consultant who provided services for the long-stalled Pratt Landing real estate development in New Rochelle is suing the developer for $3.2 million. Laura Kaufman of NFC Advisory Inc. accused Alexander Twining and Twinning Properties of breach of contra... See more

A former volunteer at a Poughkeepsie religious charity claims that the director lured her into a personal relationship with a marriage proposal and then trapped her into a life of involuntary servitude. Everlyne Otieno accused Peter Braman of labor traffi... See more

A Rockland company that sells supermarket refrigerators is demanding $5 million from a former employee who allegedly diverted business to a competitor. Ozone Refrigeration accused former salesman Peter Ochoa of covertly working for the competitor, in a De... See more

A federal judge who had ruled against a Purchase media company in a breach of contract case changed his mind and awarded the company nearly $1.2 million on Dec. 12. U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth M. Karas found that Regency Management services failed t... See more

For at least 17 years, an environmental organization claims, a Yonkers manufacturer has violated the Clean Water Act. Now Riverkeeper Inc. is demanding that Graphite Metallizing Corp. stop excessive amounts of copper, lead and sediment from washing into t... See more