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#1 Judge Green Lights New York’s Driver’s License Law, Rejecting Trump Challenge
Dec 29 2025 // A federal judge gave a green light Tuesday to New York’s so-called Green Light Law, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to stop the state from giving people driver’s licenses without having them...
#2 New York Says Cab, Rideshare Insurance Rates to Rise 25%
Dec 16 2025 // New York officials have told rideshare companies, driver representatives and others in the for-hire vehicle industry that insurance policy rates will rise by an average 25% over the next three years, according to people...
#3 New York Regulates Consumer Litigation Financing
Jan 7 2026 // New York State has a new law that regulates the industry that provides consumers with funds for living expenses while their legal cases are in process in exchange for a share of any settlement or judgment. Under such...
#4 Alliant Named Broker for New York MTA’s $2 Billion Subway Project
Dec 23 2025 // Alliant Insurance Services reported that it was chosen by New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) as the insurance broker for Phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway project, a $2 billion project that was...
#5 Archdiocese of New York Pledges $300M to Mediate Clergy Sex Abuse Claims
Dec 9 2025 // The Archdiocese of New York announced it is establishing a $300 million fund that it intends to use to pay for a global settlement of most of the 1,300 lawsuits it still faces from victims of clergy sexual abuse. The...
#6 NY Times Asks Judge to Dismiss Trump’s ‘Implausible’ Defamation Suit
Dec 18 2025 // The New York Times asked a judge to once again dismiss President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit, arguing the complaint is based on “implausible allegations” that cannot overcome First...
#7 New York Says It Follows Federal Rules on Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Immigrants
Dec 17 2025 // New York is the eighth state found to routinely issue commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants that are valid long after they are no longer legally authorized to be in the country, U.S. Transportation Secretary...
#8 New York Workers’ Comp Board to Require Video for All Testifying in Virtual Hearings
Dec 9 2025 // Beginning February 2, 2026, all claimants and lay witnesses testifying in virtual hearings before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board will be required to appear and testify by video with their faces fully...
#9 New York Times Reporter Sues Google, xAI, OpenAI Over Chatbot Training
Dec 24 2025 // An investigative reporter best known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos sued Elon Musk’s xAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta Platforms and Perplexity on Monday for using copyrighted...
#10 New York-Based Lawley Acquires Neighboring Witkin Scott Associates
Jan 5 2026 // Upstate New York-based independent agency Lawley announced that Witkin Scott Associates has joined its organization effective January 1, 2026. As part of this partnership, all associates of Witkin Scott will join Lawley...
#11 Orsted’s NY Wind Project Challenges US Suspension of Lease
Jan 8 2026 // Orsted A/S filed a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s order to halt construction of its offshore wind project near New York. In a complaint filed Tuesday in federal court in Washington, Orsted’s...
