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Easter Sunday Fire in Crowded Home in Queens, NY, Takes 3 Lives
Apr 22 2025 // Three people died and a fourth was critically injured early Easter Sunday when a fire tore through an overcrowded home in Queens, that had no evidence of a working smoke detector and had blocked stairs and exits, fire...
New York’s Delayed Retail Worker Safety Act Goes into Effect June 2
Apr 21 2025 // Originally set to go into effect Jan. 31, New York’s new law going into effect June 2 offers workers more protections against workplace violence and harassment. The Retail Worker Safety Act (S. 8358B/A. 8947C),...
Uber Spends Six Figures on Ads in Latest NY Insurance Reform Push
Apr 18 2025 // Uber Technologies Inc. is spending six figures on advertisements in New York in its latest appeal to lawmakers to address issues stemming from the insolvency of the city’s largest taxi insurer. The rideshare giant...
New York Inspector Uncovered $2.7 Million in Workers’ Compensation Fraud in 2024
Apr 17 2025 // New York State’s Inspector General said her office identified $2.7 million in workers’ compensation fraud in 2024, a nearly 30% increase compared to 2023. Inspector General Lucy Lang also reported there were 14...
FAA Grounds Helicopter Company After Fatal New York Crash
Apr 15 2025 // The Federal Aviation Administration ordered New York Helicopter Charter Inc. to cease operations while it conducts a review of the tour operator’s license and safety record following a deadly crash last week. The...
New York Attorney General Urges Congress to Bolster Crypto Regulations
Apr 14 2025 // New York Attorney General Letitia James urged lawmakers on Thursday to pass legislation to create a federal regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, arguing that digital asset investors urgently need stronger...
Deadly Crash Raises Questions About Safety of New York’s Helicopter Tours
Apr 14 2025 // A helicopter ride giving a thrilling sweep of Manhattan’s iconic skyline has long been on the to-do list for New York City tourists of means. For several hundred dollars, tour companies fly passengers high above the...
Sarah Palin, New York Times to Face Off in Defamation Retrial
Apr 11 2025 // Sarah Palin and the New York Times are headed back to a courtroom where the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate will try convincing a second jury the newspaper defamed her in an editorial...
After Decades of Abuse Complaints, New York Pediatrician Ordered to Pay $1.6 Billion
Apr 10 2025 // Starting in the 1980s, New York law enforcement and health officials fielded sexual abuse complaints from the young patients of a respected pediatrician who ran his practice out of a basement office in his home on Long...
Fire Kills a New York Cat Sanctuary Founder and 100+ Rescued Felines
Apr 3 2025 // A fire burned down a cat shelter in suburban New York, killing its founder and more than 100 of the felines he rescued and sparking a rescue operation for dozens of cats still roaming the destroyed property. As many as 150...
$90 Million Settlement Reached Over Deadly 2018 New York Helicopter Crash
Apr 1 2025 // Relatives of a man who died when a sightseeing helicopter crashed and sank in a New York City river have settled a lawsuit for $90 million, agreeing to reduce a jury award in order to foreclose appeals and end the...
Fake Construction Site Injuries Reaching New Heights in New York City, Suit Says
Mar 31 2025 // Contractors insurance groups say worker injuries are being faked at an unprecedented rate across New York’s construction sites in hopes of receiving workers’ compensation benefits and liability insurance...
Auto Insurer Root to Pay New York $975K Over Data Breach
Mar 24 2025 // New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured $975,000 in penalties from auto insurance company Root over a data breach that the state says exposed the personal information of about 45,000 New Yorkers. Root does not...
Survivor Advocates Criticize New York Top Court’s Dismissal of Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
Mar 20 2025 // A lawsuit against New York alleging sexual abuse decades ago was tossed out by the state’s top court Tuesday because it lacked specific information, drawing criticism from advocates concerned about setting...
New York Financial Services Regulator Launches New Platform, Boosts Staffing
Mar 19 2025 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has launched the DFS Connect platform, a portal that will centralize the department’s interactions with regulated entities and consumers. According to DFS...
New York Sues National General and Allstate Over Data Breaches
Mar 11 2025 // New York’s Attorney General filed a lawsuit against National General and its parent Allstate Insurance Co. alleging they have failed to protect New Yorkers’ personal information from cyberattacks. The suit by...
New York Fines Three Dozen Auto Insurers $20M for Slow Reporting on Policies. Insurers Say There’s More to the Story
Mar 10 2025 // The New York State Department of Financial Services in February issued more than $20 million in fines against three dozen auto insurers – for failing to timely report new and terminated auto insurance policies. But...
Report Cites Increase in Worker Fatalities Across New York
Mar 7 2025 // New York State experienced 74 worker deaths in 2023, a 48% increase over 2022’s 50 deaths, according to an annual report by an occupational safety nonprofit. The report by the New York Committee for Occupational...
Title Insurance Could Finally Come to New York Under Governor’s Budget Amendment
Feb 26 2025 // New York this year could become the 50th U.S. state to accept title insurance, after Gov. Kathy Hochul quietly submitted a single paragraph in her 2026 budget amendments last week. The proposed change “adds a...
New York Dads Forgo $1.6 Billion in Paid State Leave, Study Says
Feb 26 2025 // New fathers are more likely to be eligible for state paid parental leave programs but less likely to take the time off, leaving as much as $1.6 billion on the table annually in New York alone, according to a new report. An...
