Court Rules Bronx Zoo Elephant Named Happy Doesn’t Qualify as a Person June 15, 2022 By Michael Hill Happy the elephant may be intelligent and deserving of compassion, but she cannot be considered a person being illegally confined...
New York Enacts New Legal Protections for Abortion Providers June 15, 2022 By Marina Villeneuve New York has expanded legal protections for people seeking and providing abortions in the state under legislation signed by Gov....
Massachusetts High Court Nixes Gig Worker Ballot Measure Sought by Uber, Lyft June 15, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Transportation and delivery network companies including Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart have been dealt a setback in Massachusetts as the...
New Jersey Woman Injured Rescuing Neighbor’s Dog Loses Damages Suit June 15, 2022 A woman who says she suffered serious injuries while trying to save her neighbors’ dog from a canal can’t sue...
Small Business Digital Agency Coterie Enters New York; Now in All States June 14, 2022 Coterie Insurance, a small business insurtech, announced its expansion into New York State. With the addition of New York, Coterie...
Franchise Model Britely Insurance to Acquire Empire State Brokerage June 14, 2022 Florida-based Britely Insurance reports it has agreed to acquire the assets of Empire State Brokerage Services, a Plainview, New York...
Officials Investigating Another Construction Worker Death in Boston June 14, 2022 One person died in a construction accident in Boston last Thursday morning and a second person was taken to the...
New York Faces Skeptics As It Tries to Get Gunmakers to Adopt Microstamping June 14, 2022 By Marina Villeneuve and Maysoon Khan New York is the second state to enact a law intended to force firearms manufacturers to adopt microstamping, a technology...
Judge Allows New York’s Lawsuit Against NRA to Move Forward June 13, 2022 By Jennifer Peltz The New York attorney general’s lawsuit against the National Rifle Association is no mere “witch hunt,” a New York judge...
Policy Doesn’t Obligate Insurer to Cover Prevention Costs. Should Common Law? June 13, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A salad dressing maker is seeking coverage from its insurer for costs it incurred in preventing a shutdown of one...