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#1 New York Governor Hochul Vows to Tackle Insurance Affordability, Litigation and Fraud
Jan 14 2026 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced an agenda aimed at making New York more affordable that includes fighting auto insurance fraud and mandating property insurance discounts for mitigation efforts. In her 2026 State...
#2 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...
#3 Trump Prosecutor Targeting NY’s Letitia James Is Disqualified
Jan 9 2026 // Another Trump administration effort to punish a political opponent is in legal limbo after a federal judge disqualified the US attorney in Albany, New York, investigating state Attorney General Letitia James. John Sarcone,...
#4 New York State Police Report 37-Vehicle Pileup on I-81 Near Syracuse
Jan 15 2026 // On Thursday January 15, at about 2:20 p.m., New York State Police responded to a report of a multi-vehicle crash on I-81 southbound, south of Exit 73 in the town of LaFayette, a rural community about 15 moles south of...
#5 Texas Faces Freeze While Weekend Snow Risks Rise in New York
Jan 21 2026 // A massive winter storm will sweep across a huge swath of the US starting Friday, freezing Texas before roaring up the East Coast, where New York City and Boston are seeing a strong chance of heavy snow by Sunday. Air...
#6 Marshall+Sterling Acquires New York’s Sidle Insurance
Jan 14 2026 // New York-based national insurance agency Marshall+Sterling announced it has acquired Sidle Insurance, an independent insurance agency based in Montour Falls, New York. Serving individuals, families, and businesses in the...
#7 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...
#8 Email Phishing Scam Targets New York Financial Services Firms, DFS Warns
Jan 26 2026 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is alerting firms and individuals it regulates to use caution before responding to emails from senders falsely claiming to represent DFS. DFS said it recently...
#9 $182M Settlement Reached in 2015 New York Train Crossing Crash That Killed 6
Jan 15 2026 // A more than $182 million settlement has been reached with victims of a deadly 2015 collision between a train and an SUV at a suburban New York crossing. The majority of the settlement with Metro-North Railroad goes to the...
#10 New York AG Demands Instacart Hand Over Information About Price Tests
Jan 12 2026 // New York Attorney General Letitia James demanded information from Instacart on Thursday, saying it may have violated the state’s law requiring online retailers to disclose when they use consumers’ information...
#11 Federal Judge Allows Equinor to Restart New York Offshore Wind Project
Jan 16 2026 // A federal judge on Thursday cleared Norwegian offshore wind developer Equinor to resume work on its New York Empire Wind project, which President Donald Trump’s administration halted along with four other projects...
#12 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...
