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Trump CNN Remarks Allowed in E. Jean Carroll’s Expanded Defamation Suit

Jun 14 2023 // he New York author who won a $5 million sexual abuse trial against Donald Trump was allowed to expand an earlier defamation lawsuit to add remarks he made about her on a CNN town hall and seek at least $10 million more in...

New York ‘Clean Slate’ Bill to Seal Old Criminal Records Reaches Gov. Hochul’s Desk

Jun 14 2023 // New Yorkers who commit crimes could have their records automatically sealed if they stay out of trouble for a certain number of years after they have finished serving their sentences under a bill passed by state lawmakers...

Erie Canal Tourist Boat Capsizing in New York Takes 1 Life

Jun 13 2023 // One person was killed and multiple people were sent to local hospitals after a boat capsized Monday during a tour of an underground cavern system built to carry water from the Erie Canal beneath the western New York city...

New York Lawmakers Again Pass Wrongful Death Damages Bill. Is Another Veto in Store?

Jun 13 2023 // New York lawmakers have again overwhelmingly passed legislation to overhaul the state’s 1847 law that governs damages that can be awarded in wrongful death cases.But it’s unclear whether the latest version of...

Coinbase Suit May Finally Send Crypto Debate to Supreme Court

Jun 9 2023 // The SEC’s new lawsuit against Coinbase Global Inc. appears best positioned among cryptocurrency cases to let the US Supreme Court finally decide if digital assets count as securities.The crypto tokens traded by...

New York City Defends ‘Stop and Frisk’ Policy After Report Calls It Unconstitutional

Jun 9 2023 // New York City’s reliance on the tactic known as “stop and frisk” as part of a new initiative to combat gun violence is harming communities of color and running afoul of the law, a court-appointed federal...

Actor Gooding Settles Civil Sex Abuse Case, Averting Trial in New York

Jun 8 2023 // Just as a trial was to begin, it was revealed Tuesday that Cuba Gooding Jr. has settled accusations that he raped a woman in a New York City hotel a decade ago, according to court records. The actor had insisted through...

New York City Files Suit Against Hyundai, Kia Over Thefts

Jun 7 2023 // New York City has joined other municipalities in suing carmakers Hyundai and Kia for not having immobilizer anti-theft technology in some of their vehicles, which the municipalities claim has resulted in record car thefts...

Google Antitrust Suit Over Ad Tech Sent Back to State Court

Jun 6 2023 // A judicial panel on Monday transferred antitrust litigation against Alphabet Inc.’s Google filed by state attorneys general back to a federal court in Texas, citing a law passed by Congress in December.The decision...

People Moves: Safety National’s Zervos Retires as Regional VP

Jun 6 2023 // Zervos Retires as Regional Vice President – Underwriting Safety National has announced that Dennis Zervos is retiring as regional vice president – underwriting on June 2. Zervos has spent over 30 years in the industry,...

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Utica First Insurance

Jun 5 2023 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of Utica First Insurance Co., based...

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Buffalo Massacre Targets Social Media

Jun 5 2023 // By Andrew SimpsonA wrongful death suit has been filed on behalf of victims’ relatives, survivors and others affected by the 2022 racially-motivated shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo where 10 people were...

People & Places

Jun 5 2023 // Specialty insurance provider CFC appointed Michael Phillips as Cyber Practice leader. He is based in New York.In this newly created role based out of New York, Phillips will drive CFC’s cyber underwriting strategy...

Billionaire SPAC Kings Dragged to Court After Boom Goes Bust

Jun 2 2023 // The unwinding of the blank-check stock frenzy, one of the hottest pandemic-era trends on Wall Street, is playing out its last act on a different stage: the courtroom.The raucous boom in special-purpose acquisition...

InsurTech NY Accepting Applications for Digital MGA Lab

Jun 2 2023 // InsurTech NY has opened its application window for its Digital Managing General Agency (MGA) Lab. Applications for the cohort will be accepted through July 15.InsurTech NY brings together carriers, brokers, investors, and...

People Moves: Buffalo Agent Walsh Elected Big I New York Chair

Jun 2 2023 // Buffalo Executive Walsh Elected Big I New York Chair of the BoardInsurance producer trade organization Big I New York elected Edward F. Walsh as its chair of the board for the 2023-2024 term. Walsh is chief executive...

Union Cleaning Workers in New York City Sue Twitter Over Back Pay

Jun 1 2023 // Eleven former Twitter cleaning workers at its New York City offices sued the company Tuesday, saying they are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay and damages after they were abruptly fired in December.The...

America’s Venice? Study Finds New York City Is Slowly Sinking From Its Own Weight

Jun 1 2023 // If rising oceans aren’t worry enough, add this to the risks New York City faces: The metropolis is slowly sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, homes, asphalt and humanity itself.New research estimates the...

Cyber Insurance Attorney Charged With Serial Rape, Kidnapping 15 Years Ago

May 31 2023 // The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Boston Police reported they have arrested a cyber insurance attorney in connection with a series of sexual assaults and kidnappings in the Boston area about 15 years ago.At a press...

New York City Enacts Law Banning Discrimination Based on Weight, Height

May 30 2023 // New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed into law a bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of a person’s height or weight in employment, housing, and public accommodations, with some exceptions.The New York...