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NY Man Who Fell Down a Hill Inside a Portable Toilet Wins Day in Court A man who fell down a hill in a portable toilet may have a cause of action against the contractor that leased it, a state court has ruled. Looking to either buy or sell dirt, plaintiff Joseph A. Fascenelli stopped by a construction site in Katonah where defendant Eric Asher Co., Inc., was constructing three homes, according to Fascenelli v. Eric Asher Co., Inc., 1503/02. Mr. Fascenelli spoke with a laborer then asked to use the portable toilet. After entering, he felt the toilet tip...

Informant's tip led FBI to burial site in Queens lot NEW YORK (CNN) -- The New York Medical Examiner's Office has identified the skeletons of Philip "Phil Lucky" Giaccone and Dominick "Big Trin" Trinchera, two Mafia figures believed to be the victims of a gangland shooting more than 20 years ago, FBI officials said Tuesday. Agents from the FBI's Bonanno and Gotti squads, along with the New York City Police Department's cold case squad, dug through concrete and sifted through dirt in a Queens lot for three weeks in October after a tip by an informant. Giaccone's remains were initially...