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NY Attorney General Reaches $1.1B Agreement with Three Opioid Distributors
Jul 20 2021 // New York Attorney General Letitia James announced an agreement with McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc. and Amerisource Bergen Drug Corporation that will deliver up to $1.1 billion to New York state to combat the...
New York Man Arrested for Insurance Fraud Following Criminal Investigation
Jul 16 2021 // A New York man has been arrested for insurance fraud in the second degree following a year-long criminal investigation. On January 28, 2020, the Ellenville Fire Department requested the Ulster County Fire Investigation...
Amazon Asks Judge to Toss New York State Lawsuit Over Warehouse COVID-19 Safety
Jul 15 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday pressed a New York judge to dismiss a lawsuit by state Attorney General Letitia James claiming the online retailer failed to ensure worker safety at two New York City warehouses as COVID-19...
Elsa Soaks New York City and New England As It Races Up East Coast
Jul 14 2021 // The fast-moving storm Elsa lashed New York City and New England with heavy rain and high winds Friday, flooding streets, toppling trees and hindering some rail service. Maximum sustained winds from the storm were 50 mph by...
Omaha National Announces It’s Expanding Coverage to New York
Jul 14 2021 // Omaha National, a provider of workers’ compensation insurance, has announced it is expanding coverage to New York. By combining proprietary insurtech software with hands-on underwriting and claims management, Omaha...
Purdue Pharma to Pay $4.5B in New York Settlement Over Role in Opioid Crisis
Jul 12 2021 // Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a $4.5 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma over the company’s role in falsely marketing its products. The owners of Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family, will be required to pay...
Judge Allows Suits Over New York Police Handling of 2020 Racial Protests
Jul 12 2021 // A federal judge rejected a request by New York City to dismiss lawsuits claiming police violated the constitutional rights of people protesting racial injustice after the death of George Floyd last year. U.S. District...
InsurTech NY Opens Applications for 2021 Cohort
Jul 7 2021 // InsurTech NY will be accepting applications for its growth-stage InsurTech accelerator. The application window will be open from July 7 to August 2 and applications will be accepted through the InsurTech NY website. The...
Report Says Fatal New York Assisted Living Fire Linked to Cleaning Ritual
Jul 6 2021 // A father and son charged in a deadly fire at a suburban New York assisted living facility had been performing a pre-Passover cleaning ritual that involves heating kitchen utensils to burn off traces of forbidden food, the...
New York Regulator Issues New Guidance on Growing Ransomware Threat
Jul 2 2021 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued new guidance on preventing ransomware attacks. In the guidance, DFS identifies cybersecurity controls that it says reduce the risk of a ransomware attack...
Six Charged in New York Care Home Fire Where Firefighter, Resident Died
Jul 1 2021 // Six people are facing charges ranging from arson and manslaughter to filing a false instrument and criminal impersonation in connection to a fire at an assisted living facility in a New York City suburb earlier this year...
Opioid Makers, Distributors Go on Trial in New York
Jul 1 2021 // A landmark trial targeting multiple opioid manufacturers and distributors opened Tuesday with lawyers for the government accusing the companies of bringing death and destruction to communities. The case bought by Suffolk...
J&J Reports $263M Resolution of N.Y. Opioid Lawsuits Before Trial
Jun 28 2021 // Johnson & Johnson said it agreed to pay $263 million to resolve opioid lawsuits filed in New York, settling the cases on the eve of the first U.S. jury trial over claims the company mishandled the highly addictive...
Ex-Shake Shack Worker in New York Accused of Poisoning Cops’ Shakes Sues
Jun 18 2021 // A former New York Shake Shack manager has filed a lawsuit against the Detectives’ Endowment Association, the Police Benevolent Association, and about 20 unnamed officers accusing them of false arrest and...
Suit Filed Against 11 N.Y. Skilled Nursing Facilities for Fraud, Unnecessary Services
Jun 18 2021 // A civil healthcare fraud lawsuit against 11 New York-based skilled nursing facilities alleges that they fraudulently inflated Medicare reimbursements by prolonging patient stays without regard to patients’ medical...
New York City’s 1,000-Lawyer Law Department Targeted by Cyber Attack
Jun 15 2021 // New York City’s law department was been hit with a cyber attack that forced officials to take the 1,000-lawyer agency offline, but Mayor Bill de Blasio said he believes no data was compromised in the hack. “To...
New York Lawsuit Over Sexual Misconduct Reporting in Jails Settled
Jun 14 2021 // New York state officials have agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the Erie County Sheriff’s Office of improperly responding to reports of sexual misconduct involving staff and inmates at the county jails,...
New York Could Try to Sue Gun Manufacturers Under Bill
Jun 10 2021 // New York’s attorney general could sue gun manufacturers under certain scenarios under a bill that passed the state Senate and Assembly on Tuesday as lawmakers continued wrapping up this year’s legislative...
N.Y. Bill Aims to Give Policyholders Private Right of Action in Unfair Claims Disputes
Jun 10 2021 // A proposed bill in New York relating to unfair claims settlement practices would provide policyholders with a private right of action against insurers who refuse or delay payment of a claim. The bill comes as many...
NRA Drops Countersuit, Will Fight New York Attorney General in State Court
Jun 8 2021 // The National Rifle Association has dropped a lawsuit accusing New York’s attorney general of suing the gun rights group last year out of political hostility, opting to challenge her through counterclaims in the same...
