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E-Bike Batteries Blamed for 22 New York City Fires, 2 Deaths This Year
Feb 27 2023 // Lithium ion batteries used to power electric bicycles and scooters have already sparked 22 fires that caused 36 injuries and two deaths in New York City this year, four times the number of fires linked to the batteries by...
Former Pitching Coach Sues New York Mets for Age Discrimination
Feb 24 2023 // Phil Regan sued the New York Mets and former general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, alleging age discrimination and wrongful termination when he was moved out as pitching coach after the 2019 season. Regan, a former big...
Pedestrian Killed by New York Police Cruiser in Multivehicle Accident
Feb 22 2023 // A New York City police cruiser struck and killed a 52-year-old woman in a multivehicle accident while responding to an emergency call, police said. The crash happened at about 8:30 p.m. Friday in the Far Rockaway section...
New York Gov. Hochul Vetoes Wrongful Death Damages Bill
Feb 20 2023 // New York Gov. Kathy Hochul 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, Hochul called...
New York City Goes After Landlords as Part of Illegal Pot Shops Crackdown
Feb 15 2023 // In a renewed push to snuff out New York City’s thriving illegal cannabis market, Mayor Eric Adams and Manhattan’s top prosecutor announced Tuesday that they would go after landlords who allow hundreds of...
31% of Workers Filing COVID Claims Suffer Long-Term, but Rate Declining: New York Fund
Feb 10 2023 // A report released this month by New York State Insurance Fund found that 31% of workers who filed claims for COVID-19 continued medical treatment or took time off work more than 60 days after the initial...
New York City Ending Covid-19 Vaccination Mandate for City Employees
Feb 8 2023 // New York City, which once had the nation’s strictest workplace vaccination rules for COVID-19, is ending one of its last such mandates, saying it will no longer require the shots for municipal employees including...
After 2 Deaths, New York Roofing Firm Still Ignoring Fall Protections, Claims OSHA
Feb 8 2023 // Nanuet, New York-based roofing contractor ALJ Home Improvement Inc. is ignoring safety requirements despite having suffered the loss of two workers since 2019 in falls that were preventable, the Occupational Safety and...
Fatal New York Plane Crash Blamed on Damaged Engine
Feb 6 2023 // A small plane that crashed last month as it approached a suburban New York airport, killing two people on board, had a damaged engine that led the aircraft to bleed oil, according to an investigation by National...
New York Gov. Hochul Vetoes Wrongful Death Damages Bill
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,...
Update: New York Gov. Hochul Seeks to Exclude Medical Malpractice From Wrongful Death Damages Bill
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...
Freight Truck, Express Bus Crash in Upstate New York Kills 6, Injures 3: Officials
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...
Today Is Deadline for New York Gov. Hochul to Decide on Bill to Expand Wrongful Death Damages
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,...
New York Prosecutors Allege Workers’ Comp Premium Fraud in Two Schemes Worth $10M
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,...
Fatal New York House Fire Latest in Series of Blazes Caused by Batteries
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...
Supreme Court Rejects Gun Retailers’ Objection to New York Regulations
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...
Wholesale Broker Socius Acquires New York’s Kelly Underwriting
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...
Averted Plane Crash at New York Airport Under Investigation
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!...
Jury Sides With New York Luxury Brand in Trademark Tiff With Adidas Over Stripes
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...
New York Corporations Face Fines for Criminal Liability for Construction Deaths, Injuries
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...
