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New York Man Wrongly Convicted of Arson Finally Vindicated After 40 Year Fight
Apr 6 2022 // A New York man who spent nearly 40 years trying to clear his name after a jury tainted by antisemitism wrongfully convicted him of arson has finally been vindicated. Lawyers for Barry Jacobson — who were helped in their...
10 Startup Tech Firms Qualify for New York’s Innovation Lab 2022
Apr 5 2022 // Ten emerging technology companies have been selected to participate in the 2022 FinTech Innovation Lab New York, setting them up for a 12-week program working with financial services and venture capital executives. This...
Consumer Group Demands Probe After New York Times Reports on Alleged Bias at State Farm
Apr 4 2022 // A national consumer rights group in late March called on state insurance commissioners to investigate racial bias in claims handling after the New York Times reported on discrimination lawsuits filed against State Farm by...
New York Insured’s Lies About Pool Voided Coverage for Apartment Building Fire
Mar 30 2022 // Union Mutual Fire Insurance Co. was within its rights to rescind insurance coverage for a New York apartment building fire after learning that the insured lied about having a swimming pool—on more than one occasion. A...
New York Medical Malpractice Insurer EmPRO to Enter New Jersey
Mar 23 2022 // New York medical malpractice insurer EmPRO Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers, said it is expanding into New Jersey. It has filed to become an admitted insurer in New Jersey and plans to...
New York Expands Opioid Settlement Board
Mar 22 2022 // New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Saturday expanding the state’s Opioid Settlement Board from 19 members to 21 members. Hochul also appointed two women to the board, which is responsible for helping...
New York Enacts Expanded Anti-Harassment Workplace Laws
Mar 18 2022 // New York expanded workplace harassment protection for all public employees and banned the release of anyone’s employment records in retaliation for speaking up about alleged abuse, part of a package of new laws...
Taxi Driver Shot by Off-Duty Officer Settles With New York County for $2M
Mar 10 2022 // A cab driver who was wounded by an off-duty police officer in a 2011 road-rage shooting has settled his lawsuit against New York’s Nassau County for $2 million. Newsday reports that county legislative committees...
Pandemic Brought Surge in Illegal Street Racing Across U.S.
Mar 7 2022 // Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her. She is one of...
People & Places
Mar 7 2022 // National Insurer Beazley added Russ Cohen and Bala Larson to its global Cyber Services team. Cohen has been appointed head of U.S. Cyber Services, and Larson has been promoted to head of Client Experience. Cohen will...
Sept. 11 Victims Seek Seizure of Iran Oil From U.S.-Owned Tanker
Mar 4 2022 // Victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks asked a U.S. judge to order the seizure of Iranian crude oil from a tanker owned by an American private equity firm, to help satisfy a $3.61 billion judgment against Iran over the...
Judge Rejects New York’s Bid to Dissolve NRA But Allows Lawsuit to Proceed
Mar 4 2022 // A judge has rejected an effort by New York’s attorney general to put the National Rifle Association out of business, but will allow her lawsuit accusing top executives of illegally diverting tens of millions of...
Global Supply Pressures Eased in February, New York Fed Says
Mar 3 2022 // Global supply chain pressures eased in February as backlogs and delivery times improved in several key markets and a measure of ocean shipping costs declined, according to new data from the New York Federal Reserve...
Cartier Lawsuit Accuses Tiffany of Stealing Luxury Jewelry Trade Secrets
Mar 2 2022 // Cartier sued Tiffany & Co on Monday, accusing its luxury rival of stealing trade secrets concerning its high-end jewelry from an employee it lured away in December, in a sign competition in the fast-growing jewelry...
Man Exonerated in 1981 Rape Files $50M Suit Against New York
Feb 28 2022 // The man who served 16 years in prison for the 1981 rape of author Alice Sebold and was exonerated last year filed a lawsuit Friday against New York state for $50 million over his wrongful conviction. Anthony Broadwater,...
New York State Ethics Commission Hit by Cyber Attack
Feb 28 2022 // ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)— New York’s ethics commission has shut down its online filing system as authorities investigate a “deliberate malicious cyberattack.” The Joint Commission on Public Ethics said late...
Palin Wants New Trial With Different Judge in New York Times Defamation Lawsuit
Feb 25 2022 // A Manhattan judge said Wednesday that lawyers for Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin are seeking a new trial on her defamation claims against The New York Times, along with his removal from the case. U.S. District Judge Jed S....
New York Governor Plans Center to Coordinate Public, Private Cybersecurity
Feb 25 2022 // New York wants to improve its cybersecurity defenses and will open a joint operations center in the coming months to coordinate between government agencies, critical businesses and utilities, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. Hochul...
Pandemic Brought Surge in Illegal Street Racing Across U.S.
Feb 24 2022 // Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her. She is one of...
COVID Underscores Lack of Whistleblower Protections
Feb 22 2022 // Originally posted on Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. Inside a partially completed Amazon warehouse here, workers last summer walked on conveyor belts four stories high without safety harnesses,...
