Latest New York Headlines
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Florida, Texas Grab Bigger Chunk of Paychecks as NY Fades
Mar 11 2024 // Southern US states have enjoyed some of the strongest job growth in the pandemic era, as well as some of the biggest wage increases — and they’re luring Americans from elsewhere in the country. Add those things...
New York Inspector General Reports on 2 Workers’ Compensation Fraud Cases
Mar 11 2024 // New York State Inspector General Lucy announced a sentencing and a guilty plea in two separate workers’ compensation fraud cases. Lang announced the sentencing of Brian Simpson, 55, of Monroe County, who defrauded...
New York Police Target Critics, Including Judges and Journalists, Using Social Media
Mar 11 2024 // The first “NYPD: Most Wanted” video was meant to be intimidating. Over a pounding soundtrack, the montage cuts among stock images and body-camera footage of actual police raids. A fake gun discharges. Real...
$7.8M Court Order Blocks Ghost Gun Retailer From Selling Certain Parts in New York
Mar 8 2024 // A federal judge on Wednesday permanently banned a Florida gun retailer from selling or delivering certain gun parts in New York that officials say can be used to assemble untraceable ghost guns and sold without background...
People Moves: AXIS Taps SCOR’s Dejung as Global Cyber & Technology CUO; SiriusPoint Names 3 Key Leaders in Global Underwriting
Mar 5 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings and SiriusPoint. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXIS appoints Dejung as Global Cyber & Technology...
New Jersey City That Limited Street Parking Hasn’t Had a Traffic Death in 7 Years
Mar 5 2024 // Street parking was already scarce in Hoboken, New Jersey, when the death of an elderly pedestrian spurred city leaders to remove even more spaces in a bid to end traffic fatalities. For seven years now, the city of nearly...
Jury Awards $72.5M to Woman Paralyzed When Struck by New York City Bus
Mar 5 2024 // A Florida woman who says she was struck and dragged by a New York City bus and left partially paralyzed has been awarded $72.5 million in her lawsuit against the city’s transit agency. A city jury found in favor of...
AI Firms Face Growing List of Lawsuits. Here’s What to Watch
Mar 4 2024 // Artificial intelligence firms are facing increasing pressure from some of the world’s most formidable names in technology and media, as new tools spark fresh questions over the risks posed by chatbots that threaten...
Business Moves
Mar 4 2024 // East Webster Bank, Ametros Financial Corp. Connecticut-based Webster Bank completed its acquisition of Ametros Financial Corp., a firm that administers medical claims settlements. Ametros provides post-settlement medical...
New York’s High Court Broadens ‘Foreign Substances’ That Cause Slippery Surfaces
Mar 1 2024 // New York’s highest court has put contractors and property owners on notice that they are responsible for slippery surfaces caused by substances that might be very different than the substances they typically worry...
People Moves: Marsh McLennan Names Liston US, Canada Chief Commercial Officer
Mar 1 2024 // Marsh McLennan, headquartered in New York, appointed David Liston as U.S. and Canada chief commercial officer (CCO) effective immediately. Liston previously served as Marsh U.S. and Canada corporate segment leader, and...
UnitedHealth Faces Antitrust Probe by US Justice Department
Feb 29 2024 // The US Department of Justice has initiated an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth Group Inc., people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The probe opens a new layer of scrutiny on the largest US health insurer...
OpenAI Says New York Times ‘Hacked’ ChatGPT to Build Copyright Lawsuit
Feb 28 2024 // OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss parts of the New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against it, arguing that the newspaper “hacked” its chatbot ChatGPT and other artificial-intelligence systems to...
Multiple Causes Cited in Deaths of 14 Horses at Saratoga. Could Rainfall Be One?
Feb 28 2024 // A review of 14 horse deaths at Saratoga Race Course last summer found no definitive cause of why they happened, saying rainfall “could not be overlooked” as a factor. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety...
Jury Finds Former NRA Chief LaPierre Misspent Gun Group’s Funds, Owes $4.4M
Feb 26 2024 // The longtime head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, misspent millions of dollars of the organization’s money, using the funds to pay for an extravagant lifestyle that included exotic getaways and...
‘Ghost Gun’ Sellers Must Face New York Lawsuit Seeking to Ban Them
Feb 26 2024 // Nine companies that sell unfinished guns without serial numbers, used to make untraceable “ghost guns,” must face a lawsuit by New York’s Democratic attorney general seeking to halt their business in the...
Fire Mitigation Industry Terror: NYC Gang Member Convicted of Extortion, Racketeering
Feb 22 2024 // A gang member who ran a fire restoration company has been convicted of using violence, threats of violence, and extortion to terrorize and dominate the fire restoration industry in New York City. After presiding over a...
ANALYSIS: Trump’s Appeal of Civil Fraud Verdict May Hinge on ‘No Victims’ Defense
Feb 22 2024 // Donald Trump’s planned appeal of a $355 million judgment against him in his civil fraud case may focus on the former president’s contention that there were no actual victims from his conduct at issue in the...
New York State’s Commission on Ethics Facing Judicial Test
Feb 21 2024 // Months after a judge ruled that New York’s ethics watchdog violated the state constitution because it was too independent, a state lawyer told an appeals court that officials had the right to create a...
Woman Drops Lawsuit Alleging Billionaire Financier Raped Her
Feb 21 2024 // A woman who accused billionaire Leon Black of raping her two decades ago at the Manhattan mansion of disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has ended her lawsuit against the Apollo Global Management...
