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Marichu De Sesto supporters decry anti-Semitism charge: ‘It’s not about religion’
In our June 5 issue, The FilAm reported on the response of defense lawyers to Marichu de Sesto’s accusations of unpaid wages and unfair termination against her former employer, Elyse Slaine. (“Defense hurls anti-Semitism charges in labor dispute between Marichu De Sesto and Manhattan socialite”) Supporters of De Sesto denounced the defense for “bringing religion […]
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Defense hurls anti-Semitism charges in labor dispute between Marichu De Sesto and Manhattan socialite
By Cristina DC Pastor Anti-Semitism charges were injected into the labor dispute between domestic worker Marichu de Sesto and her former employer Elyse Slaine when lawyers for the defense accused the Filipina of “enlisting the assistance” of anti-Zionist activists to “intimidate, harass” the Park Avenue socialite. “Ms. De Sesto is well aware of the fact […]
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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING PROJECT: Marichu De Sesto was not terminated; she quit: lawyer (Part 2)
By Cristina DC Pastor 925 Park Avenue is a pre-war residential co-op on the Upper East Side. Emphasis on ‘pre-war’ which connotes Manhattan luxury because of the apartments’ large rooms and high ceilings. In some units, there may be wood-burning fireplaces. This has been Elyse Slaine’s residence for at least 15 years. On October 29, […]
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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING PROJECT: Housekeeper sues Wall Street socialite for unpaid wages of over $75K (Part 1)
By Cristina DC Pastor Elyse Slaine appears to be the typical Wall Street socialite: attractive in a Hollywood-esque kind of way, a regular at charity fundraisers, and a darling of the gossip columns. The New York magazine once wrote about her as wearing a “studded Loubutin boots…a Harry Winston diamond watch, while drinking a $9 […]
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Ambitious Filipina lawyer is protagonist in David Lat’s legal thriller
Filipino-American Audrey Coyne is a recent Yale Law School graduate who dreams of someday working as a clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court. Audrey moves to California to serve as a clerk for Judge Christina Wong Stinson, a highly regarded appeals-court judge who is Audrey’s stepping stone to a Supreme Court clerkship. While working for […]
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In the holiday season, Edwin Josue went shopping for a verdict
By Cristina DC Pastor ‘Twas a week or so before Christmas, and real estate broker Edwin Josue was probing his conscience trying to decide whether to send a man to jail. He didn’t exactly go ‘Bah! Humbug!’ but at the end of two weeks, he and 11 other jurors in a Manhattan criminal case declared […]
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Monet’s water lily is just one of 200 artworks owned by Marcoses, but where are they?
By Cristina DC Pastor The Claude Monet water lily painting that sold for $32 million appears to be just the proverbial tip of the iceberg. There are 200 more works of art believed to belong to the family of dictator Ferdinand Marcos that remain unlocated, according to lawyer Robert Swift in a 2013 court hearing […]
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In the hysteria over TPS, choose lawyers wisely
By Jen Furer “Of course you can apply, but when you’re denied, you can be deported and banned from coming to America for 10-20 years.” These should be the first words immigration lawyers should tell every out-of-status immigrant. In the ongoing hysteria over the issue of Temporary Protected Status, this statement is often left unstated. […]
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University president, labor alliance leader among Faldef’s Trailblazer awardees
In celebration of its fifth anniversary, the Filipino American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (Faldef) announced the winners for its first Defend, Serve, Educate (DSE) Trailblazer Awardees. Faldef provides pro bono legal services to members of the Filipino American community. Since its founding in 2009, the group has gone on to handle and/or collaborate […]