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NYC sues law firm Asher & Associates over alleged fraudulent bike injury claims

New York City, announced by Corporation Counsel Steven Banks and DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn on Tuesday, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Manhattan personal injury firm Asher & Associates, P.S. and its principals Ryan Asher and Roberta Asher. The complaint alleges the firm fraudulently filed more than a dozen notices of claim and related lawsuits seeking tens of millions of dollars from the City and its Department of Transportation for scooter, moped and bicycle injuries it falsely claimed were caused by roadway defects; the city seeks treble damages under the federal RICO Act as well as treble damages and penalties under the city and state False Claims Acts.