Court Order Restricts Sale of ‘Ghost Gun’ Parts in New York March 13, 2023 The New York attorney general has won an order that stops gun companies from selling or distributing unfinished or unserialized...
State Seeks $2.7M in Alleged Back Wages Plus Damages From Highway Shops Operator March 13, 2023 Connecticut is suing the operator of the state’s 23 highway rest stops, alleging the company is refusing to pay more...
Virginia County Judge Uses Slavery Law to Rule Frozen Embryos Are Property March 13, 2023 By Matthew Barakat Frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or “chattel,” a Virginia judge has ruled, basing his decision in part...
Maryland Lawmakers Advance Bill to End Time Limit on Sex Abuse Civil Suits March 13, 2023 By Brian Witte A key panel of Maryland lawmakers on Friday advanced a measure that would end the state’s statute of limitations for...
OSHA Cites Long Island Thermometer Maker Over Mercury Exposure in Workplace March 10, 2023 Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a New York thermometer manufacturer for overexposing its employees to mercury at its West...
Voters in Vermont’s Largest City Nix Police Oversight Board March 10, 2023 Voters in Vermont’s largest city have rejected a proposal for a community police oversight board that would have had the...
1 Worker Killed, 3 Injured in Wall Collapse at Manhattan Demolition Site March 10, 2023 A worker died after a wall collapsed at a New York City demolition site and buried him in rubble, authorities...
Court Finds Medical Malpractice Suit Partially Time-Barred, Trims Jury Award by $1.2M March 10, 2023 A Pennsylvania Superior Court three-judge panel has slashed $1.2 million from a $2.7 million jury award in a medical malpractice...
Athletes File Class Action Against Ivy League Schools Over No-Scholarship Policy March 10, 2023 By Pat Eaton-Robb A pair of basketball players from Brown University allege in a federal lawsuit that the Ivy League’s policy of not...
New York State, City Lawmakers Look to Curb Lithium-Ion Battery Fires March 9, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Lawmakers in Albany and New York City are pushing measures they hope will curb incidents of lithium-ion battery fires, which...