All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 14 2022 // A veteran New York City politician filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct, claiming the decades-old allegation was false and derailed his campaign for mayor.Former state...
Dec 14 2022 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation (S.7658-B/A.8869-B) to protect individuals and organizations that are victims of hate crimes from unfair insurance practices.The new law prohibits insurers from...
Dec 12 2022 // A federal appeals court panel said New York can continue enforcing a new state law banning guns from “sensitive” places like parks and theaters while the judges consider a legal challenge.The temporary stay...
Dec 9 2022 // Producers of a Broadway play based on the life of pop star Tina Turner, which was shut down because of COVID-19, may pursue its business-interruption claim despite a communicable disease exclusion in the policy, a New York...
Dec 8 2022 // Marenco Insurance Agency has joined the Renaissance independent insurance agency network in New York. The family-owned property/casualty agency, founded in 1961, is located in New Rochelle, New York. It also serves clients...
Dec 8 2022 // Five women who have long accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them early in their careers have filed the latest lawsuit against the 85-year-old comedian — and this one calls NBCUniversal, a studio and a production...
Dec 2 2022 // A New York law prohibiting hate speech on social media was challenged by the Volokh Conspiracy legal blog and the Peter Thiel-backed video site Rumble Inc., which claimed the measure will hurt online services and seek to...
Nov 23 2022 // Sexual assault victims in New York will get a one-time opportunity to sue over their abuse starting Thursday, under a new law expected to bring a wave of allegations against prison guards, middle managers, doctors and a...
Nov 23 2022 // New York State Insurance Fund stepped right into the cannabis space as the state began passing out licenses in August to fill what would have likely been a large gap.New York’s adult-use cannabis market is forecast...
Nov 22 2022 // The New York Department of Financial Services announced it will issue temporary permits to qualified out-of-state independent insurance adjusters in order to expedite insurance claims in light of the winter storm that hit...
Nov 22 2022 // New York has approved its first 36 retail marijuana dispensary licenses, awarding them to 28 applicants with prior cannabis convictions and eight nonprofits that serve those formerly incarcerated.New York officials wanted...
Nov 21 2022 // President Joseph Biden on Sunday night declared that an emergency exists in the state of New York and ordered federal assistance to supplement state and local response efforts following the severe snowstorm that began late...
Nov 21 2022 // More small financial services businesses will be exempt, the rules will be tailored to reflect more diversity in businesses, and top executives of financial services firms will face heightened accountability under proposed...
Nov 20 2022 // BUFFALO, N.Y. Nov. 19 (AP) — A dangerous lake-effect snowstorm paralyzed parts of western and northern New York on Friday, dumping over 5 feet in some spots with more expected to fall through the night into Saturday. The...
Nov 17 2022 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday declared a state of emergency for 11 counties as a winter storm is forecast to slam the Buffalo area and other upstate counties with intense “lake effect” snow through...
Nov 10 2022 // Insurance broker and real estate services firm Acrisure announced that it has acquired business technology firm Homefield IT, which will become part as part of Acrisure Cyber Services (ACS).Based in New York City,...
Nov 9 2022 // More small financial services businesses will be exempt, the rules will be tailored to reflect more diversity in businesses, and top executives of financial services firms will face heightened accountability under proposed...
Nov 4 2022 // Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Lts. will pay up to $523 million to New York State as part of a nationwide settlement of lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic.The settlement with New York adds...
Nov 4 2022 // A New York judge on Thursday ordered that an independent watchdog be appointed to oversee the Trump Organization before a civil fraud case by the state’s attorney general against Donald Trump’s company goes to...
Nov 3 2022 // CBS Corp. and former Chief Executive Leslie Moonves agreed on Wednesday to pay investors an additional $9.75 million to settle the New York attorney general’sallegations that the company sought to cover up sexual...