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New York Accuses Drug Firm Teva of Lying About Opioid Role
Jul 18 2022 // New York’s attorney general says Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. lied to evade accountability for helping fuel the state’s opioid crisis, and should be restored to litigation where the Israeli...
New York City Releases Nuclear Attack Warning Video. Why Now? Why Not?
Jul 15 2022 // New York City residents are accustomed to warnings about all kinds of potential threats — severe weather, public health, mass shootings. But a new public service announcement on surviving a nuclear attack has rattled...
Lawsuit Challenges New York’s Revised Gun Safety Law
Jul 14 2022 // A federal lawsuit challenging part of New York’s new gun law was filed by Republican congressional candidate Carl Paladino, one of multiple legal challenges expected against state handgun licensing rules approved...
Reuters: Behind Amazon’s 13,000 Disciplinary Notices at New York Warehouse
Jul 13 2022 // Amazon worker Gerald Bryson had hand-counted thousands of items in his warehouse’s inventory over three days when his manager showed him a “Supportive Feedback Document.” Bryson had made 22 errors, the...
New York Accuses Drug Firm Teva of Lying About Opioid Role
Jul 11 2022 // New York’s attorney general on Monday said Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. lied to evade accountability for helping fuel the state’s opioid crisis, and should be restored to litigation where the Israeli...
New York City to Provide Inflatable Dams to Homeowners at Risk for Floods
Jul 8 2022 // Homes at high risk for flooding in New York City will receive free inflatable dams in a new plan rolled out Thursday by Mayor Eric Adams. The plan aims to prepare city dwellers for extreme rainfall and costs the taxpayers...
New York Waits to See If Bill to Expand Wrongful Death Damages Becomes Law
Jul 7 2022 // As New York Gov. Kathy Hochul mulls whether to sign legislation that will expand the types of damages that could be won in wrongful deaths cases, businesses including insurers are warning the change could mean higher...
New York Offers Plan for Businesses With Unpaid Workers’ Comp Premiums
Jul 6 2022 // Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation to help employers with unpaid workers’ compensation premiums regain access to coverage through the New York State Insurance Fund, the state’s largest workers’...
Gang Members Charged With Violent Takeover of New York Fire Mitigation Industry
Jul 5 2022 // FBI, Homeland Security and New York police officials have charged nine defendants including gang members with a violent racketeering and extortion conspiracy in attempting to take over an entire industry designed to help...
New York Overhaul of Gun Rules Expected to Draw Legal Challenges
Jul 5 2022 // New York lawmakers approved a sweeping overhaul Friday of the state’s handgun licensing rules, seeking to preserve some limits on firearms after the Supreme Court ruled that most people have a right to carry a...
Supreme Court Declines to Hear New York Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers
Jul 1 2022 // The Supreme Court declined on Thursday to take up a case involving a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that does not offer an exemption for religious reasons. The court’s action follows...
Grocery Chain Wegmans Settles with New York Over Data Breach
Jul 1 2022 // The supermarket chain Wegmans agreed to pay $400,000 and upgrade its security practices over a data breach that exposed personal information of more than 3 million consumers nationwide, New York Attorney General Letitia...
New York Moves to Bolster Concealed-Carry Gun Laws
Jun 30 2022 // New York’s getting ready to go around a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision by making schools and subways no-gun zones and by making it more difficult to obtain a permit to carry a firearm. Across the country,...
New York AG, City Sue ‘Ghost Gun’ Distributors for Allegedly Fueling Gun Violence
Jun 29 2022 // New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against multiple gun distributors for allegedly fueling a gun violence crisis and endangering New Yorkers. James alleges that 10 gun distributors sold tens of...
Mosaic Expands Summer Intern Program for Students in Bermuda, New York, London
Jun 29 2022 // Mosaic Insurance has welcomed its second year of summer interns, expanding the program to include students at its Bermuda, New York, and London offices. Skyler Powell, 20, is working as a Communications, Marketing &...
Carnival Cruise Pays $5M, Gives Up Insurance Licenses in New York Over Data Breach
Jun 24 2022 // New York’s financial services regulator has fined Carnival Corp. $5 million for violations of the state’s cybersecurity regulations that the state says caused four cyber breaches and the exposure of personal...
Supreme Court Voids New York Gun Permit Law, Establishes Right to Carry Outside Home
Jun 23 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a New York law that required people to show a special need to carry a handgun in public, ruling for the first time that the Second Amendment protects gun rights outside the home. The 6-3...
New York’s High Court Rejects Trump Bid to Skip Testifying in AG’s Civil Suit
Jun 16 2022 // New York’s highest court on Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to avoid testifying in the state attorney genera l’s civil investigation into his business practices,...
New York Enacts New Legal Protections for Abortion Providers
Jun 15 2022 // New York has expanded legal protections for people seeking and providing abortions in the state under legislation signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday. The Democratic governor pushed for the laws in anticipation of the...
Small Business Digital Agency Coterie Enters New York; Now in All States
Jun 14 2022 // Coterie Insurance, a small business insurtech, announced its expansion into New York State. With the addition of New York, Coterie insurance products are now available to agents, brokers and small employers across the...
