Latest New York Headlines
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Program Manager McNeil, New York Cannabis Industry Form Workers’ Comp Group
Aug 31 2022 // Insurance program manager McNeil & Co. and the Cannabis Association of New York (CANY) are forming a workers’ compensation safety group for the New York cannabis industry. The two said the New York State...
New York City, Amazon Collaborate on Crackdown on ‘Ghost Vehicles’
Aug 30 2022 // As part of a collaboration with New York City, giant retailer Amazon said it will proactively restrict the sale of smokescreen license plate covers and tinted license plate covers to customers with a New York state...
New York Detective Wants Supreme Court to Block Vaccine Mandate
Aug 29 2022 // A New York City police detective has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the city from firing him and other workers for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Lawyers for Detective Anthony Marciano asked the court...
US Pandemic-Era Inflation Mostly Driven by Demand Surge, NY Fed Study Finds
Aug 24 2022 // The majority of US pandemic-era inflation came from a surge in demand, but supply-chain constraints stoked it further, Federal Reserve Bank of New York research shows. About 60% of the inflation seen from 2019 to 2021 was...
After Second Death by Fall in 3 Years, New York Roofer Faces Potential $1.3M Penalty
Aug 24 2022 // A Nanuet, New York roofing and siding contractor with a history of safety violations and penalties now faces an additional $1,343,363 in penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
State Farm Sues Amazon to Recover New York Homeowner Claim
Aug 23 2022 // State Farm Fire & Casualty is trying to get Amazon to reimburse it for a payment it made to cover damages to the home of one of its New York insureds. State Farm and its insured claim that the damage was caused by a...
Cause of New York Injury Lawyer’s Fatal Plane Crash Still Under Investigation
Aug 22 2022 // Federal investigators haven’t been able to determine why a prominent personal injury attorney lost control of his plane and crashed in 2020, killing him and a passenger. The crash near Corfu, about 15 miles (24...
Fire Consumes Once-Famous Grossinger’s Hotel in New York’s Catskills
Aug 19 2022 // LIBERTY, N.Y. — A fire consumed a building at the site of the long-closed Grossinger’s resort, once among the most storied and glamorous hotels in New York’s Catskills. In its heyday after World War II,...
New York City Wastewater Testing Indicates Polio Virus Is Spreading
Aug 17 2022 // The virus that causes polio has been found in New York City’s wastewater in another sign that the disease, which hadn’t been seen in the U.S. in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated people, health...
New York’s Foursurance Agency Joins SAN Group
Aug 17 2022 // Satellite Agency Network Group, Inc. (SAN) reported that Foursurance Agency of Clifton Park, New York has joined the alliance. Foursurance is a full-service insurance agency specializing in auto, home, life, business and...
New Jersey High Court Backs Insurer’s New York Exclusion in Home Depot Injury Case
Aug 16 2022 // Clearly, Admiral Insurance Co. did not want to assume any risk in the New York City area. The insurance policy Admiral issued to Richfield Window Coverings excluded coverage “in any way connected with”...
New York Ex-Gov. Cuomo Wants Taxpayers to Pay His Sexual Harassment Legal Bills
Aug 15 2022 // Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants taxpayers to foot his legal bills as he defends himself against a workplace sexual harassment claim — and he’s suing the state’s attorney general over it. Cuomo filed...
New York Insurance Fund Refunds $550M to Employers for Workplace Safety
Aug 12 2022 // The New York State Insurance Fund reported that it returned more than $550 million over the past year to businesses through its workers’ compensation safety discounts and dividends programs. The state agency provides...
New York Court Nixes Injury Claim by Worker Who Fell Off Bucket
Aug 10 2022 // A laborer who fell and was injured after he stood on an inverted bucket to reach a cable has nobody to blame but himself under New York law. The worker, Angel Morales, did not need to use a bucket, ladder or any device to...
Robinhood Crypto to Pay New York $30M for Cybersecurity, Anti-Laundering Violations
Aug 3 2022 // Robinhood Crypto will pay a $30 million penalty to New York State for “significant failures” in its anti-money laundering obligations and cybersecurity compliance, according to the state’s financial...
New York Attorney Sentenced in Multi-Million Dollar Litigation Financing Scheme
Jul 29 2022 // A disbarred New York lawyer was sentenced yesterday to 36 months in prison for defrauding investors in his now bankrupt litigation finance firm called Cash4Cases. According to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of...
AmTrust Title Agrees to Pay $1.25M to New York State Over ‘No-Poach’ Agreements
Jul 28 2022 // A title insurer and its agency have agreed to pay $1.25 million in penalties for engaging in “no-poach” agreements with their competitors in likely violation of New York State labor laws. According to New York...
New York Begins $30M Program to Help Municipalities Boost Cybersecurity Efforts
Jul 26 2022 // New York State is beginning a $30 million shared services program designed to assist counties with cybersecurity for government systems across the state, including tools to protect against ransomware attacks. In the...
New York Jury Awards $15M to Family of Worker Who Died From Mesothelioma
Jul 20 2022 // The family of a construction worker who died from mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos-containing joint compound has been awarded $15 million by a New York jury. The $15 million verdict came against Kaiser Gypsum on...
Man Exonerated in Malcolm X Killing Sues New York City for $40 Million
Jul 18 2022 // A man who was exonerated last year in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X has filed a $40 million lawsuit against New York City for the two decades he spent in prison for a notorious crime he did not commit. Lawyers for...
