NEW YORK CITY ACS DEFENSE LAWYER

 We receive many inquiries about filing a lawsuit against ACS. It is important to note that suing ACS is suing the City of New York. This is a highly complicated process and we advise that you obtain an attorney if you plan to sue. Attorneys can either take the case on a percentage basis or you must pay them by the hour to work on your case. And in New York City, hourly rates can be over $350.00 an hour. As you can see this can get very expensive. Also NYC has something called qualified immunity.   Generally, governmental actions that require the exercise of discretion but are not judicial or quasi-judicial are entitled to “qualified immunity,” meaning that they are immune from liability unless performed in bad faith or without a reasonable basis.  Signature Health Ctr., LLC v. State , 28 Misc. 3d 543, 902 N.Y.S.2d 893 (Ct. Cl. 2010),  aff’d , 92 A.D.3d 11, 935 N.Y.S.2d 357 (2011). Qualified immunity’s function is to protect government officials from liability f...