Overview
- At a Manhattan hearing Wednesday, Adams asked the court to require New York City to pay for his lawyers in a decades-old sexual assault lawsuit.
- The Law Department, which sought to withdraw last month, said the alleged conduct fell outside Adams’ city duties and cited missing records and deposition statements.
- The lawsuit was filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which reopened a window for older civil claims by accusers like former transit officer Lorna Beach-Mathura.
- Adams’ attorney Alan Futerfas argued the city’s reversal was political and said the withdrawal filing created a conflict that obligates taxpayer payment for private counsel.
- Justice Brendan Lantry said he will rule after more arguments on May 20, and the city remains Adams’ counsel unless he grants the withdrawal.