It is a fight to level the playing field to be able to compete for jobs and careers on the basis of skills and make available apprentice training to all. In 1973 Al Percy launched a class action lawsuit to give workers like him a chance to better their lot in life. It would also ensure the availability of skilled workers to build the infrastructure of the future.
Who is Al Percy? What is the lawsuit?
A short video follows below. there are also helpful and informative links on this website
ong>Caseong> ong>Caseong> 2:20-cv-06291-NGG-SJB 1:ong>21ong>-cv-014ong>21ong>-NGG ong>Caseong> MDL ong>21ong>-ong>1575ong>, No. 3011 ong>Docong>ument ong>Docong>ument 6, 19 07/12/20ong>21ong>, 56 25-33 Filed Filed 05/27/ong>21ong> Filed 06/25/ong>21ong> 3136178, 06/24/ong>21ong> Page Page98 6 ong>ofong> 7 ong>ofong> 27 ong>ofong> 28 6 119 ong>ofong> PageID 27 #: #: 2277 4414 Percy, et al., Plaintiffs, -against- Manhattan Telecommunications Corporation, et al., Defendants. Percy, et al., Plaintiffs, -against- S & E Azrlliant PC, et al., Defendants. Percy, et al., Plaintiffs, -against- P & H Painting Inc., et al., Defendants. Bay Park Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, et al., Plaintiffs, -against- Bent Philipson, Avi Philipson, and Deborah Philipson, Defendants; Oriska Corporation, Plaintiff-in-Intervention, -against- Bay Park Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, et al., Defendants-in-Intervention; 6
ong>Caseong> ong>Caseong> 2:20-cv-06291-NGG-SJB 1:ong>21ong>-cv-014ong>21ong>-NGG ong>Caseong> MDL ong>21ong>-ong>1575ong>, No. 3011 ong>Docong>ument ong>Docong>ument 6, 19 07/12/20ong>21ong>, 56 25-33 Filed Filed 05/27/ong>21ong> Filed 06/25/ong>21ong> 3136178, 06/24/ong>21ong> Page Page99 7 ong>ofong> 8 ong>ofong> 27 ong>ofong> 28 7 119 ong>ofong> PageID 27 #: #: 2278 4415 Donna Hodge, Annette Hall, Karen Grant Williams, and Alexi Arias, Class Defendants-in-Intervention; Bent Philipson, Avi Philipson, and Deborah Philipson, Lead Action Defendants-in-Intervention; Aaron Becher, et al., Owner Operator Defendants-in- Intervention; The Philipson Family Trust, et al., Prohibited Transaction Defendants-in- Intervention; Andrew Cuomo, et al., State Officer Defendants-in- Intervention; Oriska Insurance Company, Carrier Defendant-in- Intervention; Rashbi Management, Inc., Trust Defendants-in- Intervention. NICHOLAS G. GARAUFIS, United States District Judge. Pending before the court are 29 related lawsuits, which collectively name more than 8,773 defendants. Eighteen ong>ofong> these lawsuits (the “Removed Actions”) were originally filed in various New York State Supreme ong>Courtong>s and then coordinated and transferred to New York Supreme ong>Courtong>, Oneida County for pre-trial purposes. They were removed to this court by purported class representative defendants (the “Class Representatives”) in each 7
