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New York Vaccine Privacy Bill Sent to Gov. Hochul

Jun 7 2022 // Privacy advocates are urging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to affix her signature on a bill that would protect sensitive information gathered from people being vaccinated against COVID-19.Advocates say the unfettered sharing...

New York Senate Joins Assembly in Shuttering Auto Insurance Photo Mandate

Jun 2 2022 // The New York State Senate has passed a measure (S.6028) that seeks to eliminate the photo inspection requirement for drivers wanting to buy comprehensive and collision auto insurance coverage.The Assembly approved a...

New York Lawmakers Weigh Legal Protections for Abortion Services

Jun 2 2022 // New York would expand legal protections for people seeking and providing abortions in the state under a legislation package that lawmakers began debating Tuesday.Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul has called for New York to...

Victim of New York Subway Shooting Sues Gunmaker Glock and Parent Company

Jun 1 2022 // Glock Inc. and its parent company were sued by a New York City woman who was seriously injured when she was seriously wounded by a gunman who opened fire aboard a crowded morning rush-hour subway train in Brooklyn last...

Sarah Palin Loses Bid to Disqualify Judge from NY Times Defamation Trial

Jun 1 2022 // Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Tuesday lost her bid to have the judge who oversaw her unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against the New York Times disqualify himself and order a new trial.The...

New York City Firms’ Return-to-Office Plans Face Persistent COVID Headwinds

May 27 2022 // Efforts by financial firms and others to bring workers back to Manhattan offices more than two years after the start of the coronavirus pandemic face persistent headwinds, consultants said, with commuters still worrying...

Federal Judge Upholds New York Law Allowing Lawsuits Against Gun Industry

May 26 2022 // A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit by a group of gun manufacturers, distributors and retailers challenging the constitutionality of a New York law that allows the state and people affected by gun violence to...

New York Opens New Window for Adult Sex Abuse Survivors to Sue

May 26 2022 // Adult sexual assault survivors who missed legal deadlines to sue their abusers would get a second chance to file lawsuits under a bill that received final approval Monday from New York’s Legislature.Once it becomes...

New York City to Pay $7M to Man Wrongfully Convicted in 1996 Killing

May 25 2022 // New York City has agreed to pay $7 million to a man who spent 23 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit, Comptroller Brad Lander said Monday.Grant Williams was exonerated last July in the 1996 shooting of...

New York City Area Traffic Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels

May 25 2022 // Traffic at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s bridges and tunnels has returned to pre-pandemic levels, partly due to changes in traveling habits, the agency’s Executive Director Rick Cotton...

YES and No: New York’s Yankees Network Sues Insurer to Recover COVID Losses

May 23 2022 // Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network (YES), the broadcasting company for the New York Yankees, New York Nets and other area sports teams, is suing its insurer, Hartford Fire Insurance Co., for denying its claims for...

Global Supply Stress Worsened in April, NY Fed’s Index Shows

May 19 2022 // Stress on global supply chains worsened in April as coronavirus lockdown measures in China and the war in Ukraine lengthened delivery times, and air freight costs between the United States and Asia rose, the New York...

New York Accuses Amazon of Discriminating Against Pregnant and Disabled Workers

May 18 2022 // The New York State Division of Human Rights has filed a complaint against Amazon.com Inc. accusing the online retailer of discriminating against pregnant and disabled workers at its worksites, Governor Kathy Hochul said on...

Court Says Federal Law Preempts, Tosses New York Suit Over Amazon Worker Safety

May 11 2022 // A New York state appeals court on Tuesday dismissed state Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accusing Amazon.com Inc. of failing to adequately protect thousands of workers at two New York City facilities against...

New York City to Settle Lawsuit Over Wrongful Murder Conviction for $10.5M

May 9 2022 // New York City will pay $10.5 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who spent 24 years in prison on a murder conviction that was overturned after a witness who had placed him at the crime scene...

New York City Launches $4M Traffic Safety Campaign

May 5 2022 // New York City is launching a $4 million campaign to counter rising traffic accidents and curb dangerous driving behaviors like speeding that have occurred at higher rates since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.The...

Help Wanted as New York City Implements Law Requiring Salary Ranges in Job Ads

May 2 2022 // Help wanted. The job: putting one of the nation’s most far-reaching salary disclosure laws into practice. Location: New York City.Just four months ago, city lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to require many ads for jobs...

Markets/Coverages: Home Insurer Hippo Expands to New York State

Apr 29 2022 // Hippo Insurance Services announced it will offer home insurance products in New York State. With New York, Hippo products are now in 38 states. New Yorkers will have access to Hippo’s offerings, including home...

New York Giants, Jets Urge Court to Reject Deception Suit

Apr 28 2022 // Attorneys for the New York Giants and Jets teams have asked the court to dismiss with prejudice the amended complaint from two fans upset that the franchises have New York in their name but actually play in MetLife Stadium...

New York’s Top Court Overturns $16.5 Million Talcum Powder Cancer Verdict

Apr 28 2022 // The New York Court of Appeals has nixed a $16.5 million jury verdict won by the estate of a woman who died from cancer that she claimed was caused from cosmetic talcum powder.The high court found that the woman’s...