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People & Places
Jun 19 2023 // National John Kuhn John Kuhn is now senior vice president, management liability and head of large public at Ascot. Based in the New York office, Kuhn will lead the development and execution of Ascot’s large public...
MGM Denies Responsibility for ‘Fraudster’s’ Gambling Addiction
Jun 16 2023 // Gambling giant MGM Resorts International says it did nothing wrong in its dealings with a New York City man who accuses it of preying on his gambling addiction with repeated cash bonuses intended to keep him gambling. In...
New York High Court Upholds Electronic Data Logging for Commercial Trucks
Jun 16 2023 // New York’s highest court ruled that a state regulation requiring the installation of electronic logging devices in commercial motor vehicles does not violate the state constitution’s prohibition against...
Judge Allows Carroll to Amend Defamation Suit Against Trump to Add His CNN Comments
Jun 15 2023 // The New York author who won a $5 million sexual abuse trial against Donald Trump was allowed to expand an earlier defamation lawsuit to add remarks he made about her on a CNN town hall and seek at least $10 million more in...
Northeast Vineyards, Apple Orchards Still Hurting From May Frost Damage
Jun 15 2023 // Vineyards and apple orchards across the Northeast are still gauging damage from a late-season frost in May that wiped out a third to most of the crop for some growers who say it’s the worst frost damage they have...
Trump CNN Remarks Allowed in E. Jean Carroll’s Expanded Defamation Suit
Jun 14 2023 // he New York author who won a $5 million sexual abuse trial against Donald Trump was allowed to expand an earlier defamation lawsuit to add remarks he made about her on a CNN town hall and seek at least $10 million more in...
New York ‘Clean Slate’ Bill to Seal Old Criminal Records Reaches Gov. Hochul’s Desk
Jun 14 2023 // New Yorkers who commit crimes could have their records automatically sealed if they stay out of trouble for a certain number of years after they have finished serving their sentences under a bill passed by state lawmakers...
Erie Canal Tourist Boat Capsizing in New York Takes 1 Life
Jun 13 2023 // One person was killed and multiple people were sent to local hospitals after a boat capsized Monday during a tour of an underground cavern system built to carry water from the Erie Canal beneath the western New York city...
New York Lawmakers Again Pass Wrongful Death Damages Bill. Is Another Veto in Store?
Jun 13 2023 // New York lawmakers have again overwhelmingly passed legislation to overhaul the state’s 1847 law that governs damages that can be awarded in wrongful death cases. But it’s unclear whether the latest version of...
Coinbase Suit May Finally Send Crypto Debate to Supreme Court
Jun 9 2023 // The SEC’s new lawsuit against Coinbase Global Inc. appears best positioned among cryptocurrency cases to let the US Supreme Court finally decide if digital assets count as securities. The crypto tokens traded by...
New York City Defends ‘Stop and Frisk’ Policy After Report Calls It Unconstitutional
Jun 9 2023 // New York City’s reliance on the tactic known as “stop and frisk” as part of a new initiative to combat gun violence is harming communities of color and running afoul of the law, a court-appointed federal...
Actor Gooding Settles Civil Sex Abuse Case, Averting Trial in New York
Jun 8 2023 // Just as a trial was to begin, it was revealed Tuesday that Cuba Gooding Jr. has settled accusations that he raped a woman in a New York City hotel a decade ago, according to court records. The actor had insisted through...
New York City Files Suit Against Hyundai, Kia Over Thefts
Jun 7 2023 // New York City has joined other municipalities in suing carmakers Hyundai and Kia for not having immobilizer anti-theft technology in some of their vehicles, which the municipalities claim has resulted in record car thefts...
Google Antitrust Suit Over Ad Tech Sent Back to State Court
Jun 6 2023 // A judicial panel on Monday transferred antitrust litigation against Alphabet Inc.’s Google filed by state attorneys general back to a federal court in Texas, citing a law passed by Congress in December. The decision...
People Moves: Safety National’s Zervos Retires as Regional VP
Jun 6 2023 // Zervos Retires as Regional Vice President – Underwriting Safety National has announced that Dennis Zervos is retiring as regional vice president – underwriting on June 2. Zervos has spent over 30 years in the industry,...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Utica First Insurance
Jun 5 2023 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of Utica First Insurance Co., based...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Buffalo Massacre Targets Social Media
Jun 5 2023 // By Andrew Simpson A wrongful death suit has been filed on behalf of victims’ relatives, survivors and others affected by the 2022 racially-motivated shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo where 10 people were...
People & Places
Jun 5 2023 // National Specialty insurance provider CFC appointed Michael Phillips as Cyber Practice leader. He is based in New York. Michael Phillips In this newly created role based out of New York, Phillips will drive CFC’s...
Billionaire SPAC Kings Dragged to Court After Boom Goes Bust
Jun 2 2023 // The unwinding of the blank-check stock frenzy, one of the hottest pandemic-era trends on Wall Street, is playing out its last act on a different stage: the courtroom. The raucous boom in special-purpose acquisition...
InsurTech NY Accepting Applications for Digital MGA Lab
Jun 2 2023 // InsurTech NY has opened its application window for its Digital Managing General Agency (MGA) Lab. Applications for the cohort will be accepted through July 15. InsurTech NY brings together carriers, brokers, investors, and...
