All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 31 2023 // New York Gov. Kathy Hochul last night vetoed a measure that would have expanded wrongful death benefits after her late bid for amendments was rejected by the sponsors of the bill.In vetoing the Grieving Families Act,...
Jan 30 2023 // New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will not sign the measure on her desk that seeks to expand wrongful death damages as it is written. Instead, she wants lawmakers to amend the bill to exempt medical malpractice claims from the...
Jan 30 2023 // LOUISVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Six people died in upstate New York when a freight truck and an express bus carrying more than a dozen people collided Saturday near the U.S.-Canada border, state police said.Three others were...
Jan 30 2023 // Today is the deadline for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to decide whether to sign legislation that will expand the types of damages that could be won in wrongful death cases.The bill, known as the Grieving Families Act, seeks...
Jan 27 2023 // Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. within the past week announced two separate indictments alleging workers’ compensation fraud, one totaling $7 million in premiums and the other, $3 million.In one case,...
Jan 23 2023 // A Queens house fire that killed one person and injured 10 others was sparked by a lithium-ion battery, the fire department said Saturday. It adds to a series of battery blazes that have caused concern in the city.The...
Jan 19 2023 // The US Supreme Court refused to block new safety and record-keeping requirements that apply to New York gun retailers, letting the provisions stay in effect while a legal fight goes forward.The justices, without...
Jan 19 2023 // San Francisco-based wholesale insurance brokerage Socius Insurance Services, Inc. has acquired the assets of Kelly Underwriting Services, a Farmingdale, New York based managing general underwriter.Led by Tom Nash, Kelly...
Jan 17 2023 // Officials are investigating a close call at a New York airport Friday night between a plane that was crossing a runway and another that was preparing for takeoff.“(Expletive)! Delta 1943, cancel takeoff clearance!...
Jan 13 2023 // A Manhattan jury on Thursday said Adidas had failed to show luxury brand Thom Browne Inc.’s use of stripes on its clothing infringed the sportswear giant’s signature three-stripe trademark.The jury found the...
Jan 13 2023 // Corporations in New York’s construction industry will face increased fines of up to $500,000 if they are found criminally liable for worker deaths or serious injuries.Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law what has been...
Jan 11 2023 // The U.S. Supreme Court today allowed New York’s new gun carry law to remain in effect as legal challenges to the statute continue.In denying plaintiffs’ bid to vacate a Second Circuit Court of Appeal’s...
Jan 5 2023 // A hit-and-run driver rear-ended a sport utility vehicle and sent it crashing into a New York City restaurant, injuring 22 people, police said Tuesday.The crash happened at about 9 p.m. Monday in upper Manhattan, a police...
Jan 3 2023 // A woman who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1986 sued the comedian-actor, NBCUniversal and other companies Friday in New York, where five other women filed a similar lawsuit earlier this...
Dec 29 2022 // An administrative law judge has affirmed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations and $24,290 in penalties issued to Eustis Cable Enterprises Ltd., a Brookfield, Vermont, telecommunications...
Dec 27 2022 // President Joe Biden has approved New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s request for a federal emergency declaration as a result of the historic winter storm that continues to impact the Western ad North Country regions of...
Dec 23 2022 // New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with one of the largest title insurance underwriters, Stewart Title Guaranty Corp., ending non-competitive no-poach agreements between Stewart and its...
Dec 20 2022 // The Hilb Group has acquired a book of commercial property/casualty business in the tri-state region.Hilb Group did not identify the seller or size of the book of businesses. The business will be managed by Williston Park,...
Dec 19 2022 // A New York attorney and surgeon were convicted by a Manhattan jury of six counts of fraud for participation in an illegal scheme that included false insurance claims and unnecessary surgeries for alleged injuries from...
Dec 16 2022 // Eight people suffered minor injuries Tuesday in a fire at a New York Police Department warehouse that houses DNA evidence from crime scenes as well as cars, e-bikes and motor scooters, police and fire officials said.The...