LDB sued the People’s Forum and other individuals, including professional agitators, who were responsible for the Hamilton Hall takeover at Columbia University in April 2024.   The complaint describes in great detail that this was not an organic student-driven event, but rather was part of a professional, coordinated effort by career supporters of Hamas across the country who aim to propagate Hamas’ anti-Semitic goals.  LDB represents two janitors who were working overnight shifts at Hamilton Hall.  Neither are Jewish but they were mocked and derided as “Jew-lovers” and “Zionists.”  They were assaulted and battered and are now suffering from PTSD and have been unable to return to work.   The complaint was filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York and alleges civil rights claims based on 42 U.S.C. §1985(3) and 42 U.S.C. §1986, as well as assault, battery, and intentional/reckless infliction of emotional distress.  It seeks compensatory and punitive damages, as well as attorney’s fees.