Al Najjar v. City of New York

The Law Firm of Omar T. Mohammedi, LLC successfully represented Osama Al Najjar–a 14-year-old student at a New York City public school. Osama was harassed and taunted by the teachers and staff on account of his first name “Osama.”

6/12/07 NYC SUED ON BEHALF OF TEEN NAMED OSAMA, CBS NEWS ON — The parents of a New York teen named Osama have sued the school system, claiming their son was constantly harassed by teachers while school officials did nothing. Osama al-Najjar, a Jordanian-born Muslim, eventually plunged into a deep depression and tried to commit suicide over the incessant references to the infamous al Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, CBS station WCBS-TV correspondent Andrew Kirtzman reported.