For participants in New York’s construction industry, the distinction between possession of supervisory authority, on the one hand, and the exercise of that authority, on the other, may have significant implications for their...more
12/20/2024
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Litigation is expensive. Litigants may turn to third-party funding for support. Such litigation financing can raise ethical concerns and has been criticized for exploiting litigants (personal injury plaintiffs in particular)...more
As of January 30, 2023, Governor Hochul vetoed the New York State Grieving Families Act, which would have overturned century-old law that bars plaintiffs in wrongful death suits from recovering damages to compensate them for...more
The New York State Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act is now in effect. The Act amends CPLR 3101(f), governing disclosure of insurance policy information by defendants and similarly situated parties such as third-party...more