South Beach restaurant among lead plaintiffs in class-action lawsuit for Cuomo, de Blasio shutdown orders
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
Franco Ortega of Italianissimo stands with a sign that reads Open Indoor Dining at a press conference championing the reboot of full service in restaurants. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Italianissimo restaurant owner Franco Ortega is one of the lead plaintiffs in a class-action, federal lawsuit brought on behalf of New York businesses. The legal move targets Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio for the financial harm caused by their COVID-19 shutdown orders, mandated by the Executive Order 202.6.