02.21.2021 News New lawsuits filed against town, local marina following 2019 fatal boat crash In a pair of new lawsuits filed in the wake of a 2019 boating accident that killed one person in Mattituck, the two men who were aboard the vessel...
01.08.2021 News Former Southold officer’s lawsuit headed to trial after Appellate Division overturns prior ruling A former Southold Town probationary police officer’s suit against the town over his firing in May 2016 has won a victory in the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court,...
02.18.2020 News Operator in fatal boat crash plans to file $30M suit against Southold Town The man who was operating a 39-foot Cobalt boat that struck a bulkhead in Mattituck last fall, injuring two passengers and killing a third, is planning to sue Southold...
10.13.2019 Government Towing company files lawsuit challenging removal from police department’s list A towing company is challenging a Southold Town Police Department decision to remove them from the rotation of approved towing companies.
06.14.2019 Environment Connecticut AG argues against New York’s claims in dredging lawsuit A legal battle is brewing between New York and Connecticut over the dumping of dredge spoil material in eastern Long Island Sound.
01.10.2019 Government Mattituck Fire District sues Southold Town over cell tower The Mattituck Fire District and Elite Towers have filed a lawsuit against Southold Town and its Planning Board over the planned construction of a 120-foot wireless tower at Laurel...
12.17.2018 Business Law firm settles in Fannie Mae fraud case, must pay $6.1M A Plainview law firm whose principals also own Sparkling Pointe Winery and Vineyard in Southold has reached a settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s office in which it admits wrongdoing...
04.06.2018 Business Law firm overcharged Fannie Mae ‘millions of dollars,’ lawsuit alleges A Plainview law firm whose principals also own Sparkling Pointe Winery and Vineyard in Southold has been charged by the U.S. Attorney’s office with overbilling Fannie Mae for “millions...
02.03.2017 Police Lawsuit against Orient farmer details years of sexual abuse against teen A civil lawsuit filed Thursday against an Orient farmer accused of sexual abuse includes disturbing allegations that he raped and abused a teenage family member routinely for more than...
09.15.2016 Government Laurel marina owner sues over ZBA ruling The owner of a small marina off Peconic Bay Boulevard in Laurel has filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court seeking to overturn a recent Southold Town Zoning Board...
