Businessman Wins Bid to Sue State Agency That Referred an Embezzler as Employee

The New York Law Journal has reported that the Appellate Division, Second Department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York has ruled in a 3-2 decision that a business owner who lost $75,000 that was embezzled by a crooked bookkeeper can sue the New York State Department of Labor for failing to properly screen the employee as it had promised to do under a special program. The appellate court's ruling reversed a decision by the Court of Claims that had dismissed the claim.

You can read the full decision here.