The world body is claiming immunity from damages in the case.
The city argued that it was immune from damages in cases involving a national emergency or a civil defense disaster.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 First, a conference call with my bosses from "Damages," then I read a bunch of scripts.
James F. Brennan, a Brooklyn assemblyman, drafted legislation that would have barred the state from reimbursing itself from damages it had paid out.
Houses, ports, casinos, hotels, grain elevators, infrastructure, fisheries and other facilities are among the sources expected to generate claims from damages.
"If what I've read about the movie is true, my lawyer said he could ask, apart from damages, for it to be banned.
In turn, this may well prevent lawyers from taking on cases such as mine, if there is no prospect of recovering any success fee from damages recovered.
It stars a young ensemble led by Anastasia Griffith, memorable from "Damages," and is produced by Peter Berg, best known for "Friday Night Lights".
Last month, Scour filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move the company said could shelter it from damages related to the lawsuit.
But the city has, at the same time, been fighting the workers in court, arguing, among other things, that it is immune from damages in cases involving a civil defense disaster or a national emergency.
Then again, if superstars don't mind a bit of hair dye, one could easily imagine Meryl Streep reprising her The Devil Wears Prada office vixen, or Glenn Close her ruthless power bitch turn from Damages.
