Alan Newton spent years in a legal battle with the city after he was released from jail in 2006, the NY Daily News reports.

Trayon Christian was awarded $45,000 from the company this week. The incident happened in April 2013, when the then 19-year-old went to the Manhattan location to purchase a $348 Ferragamo belt. Barneys employees allegedly believed he bought the belt with a fraudulent credit card.

National

The heirs of beloved Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks have recently taken a loss in a Michigan court.

The New York Daily News reports the 16-year-old was hit with a flashlight by Officer Sean McCamman during an arrest in June 2014.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Bill Cosby on charges of drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple employee Andrea Constand in 2004.

Bill Cosby has filed a defamation suit against model Beverly Johnson, who "accused the entertainer of drugging her," reports The New York Times.

Ben Crump is teaming up with local attorneys to file a federal civil suit against former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw.

Bill Cosby is taking seven of his accusers to court for defamation.

One of the two Minneapolis police officers involved in the shooting death of Jamar Clark was sued just 10 days prior to the incident for excessive force in a separate case.