Each year, the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York’s Government Affairs program produces a Common Sense Agenda which outlines our policy priorities. Memos of opposition or support for specific legislative proposals can be found below.
2019-2020 Legislative Bill Memos:
Support
A.3737 (McDonald) Scaffold Law reform
PPGG Part T (Budget) Judgment interest rate reform
A.53 (Buchwald) Truth & fairness in asbestos litigation
Oppose
A.2370 (Dinowitz) Ex parte interviews in medical liability claims
S.2407C (Comrie) / A.679C (Niou) Expansion of the general business law
S.3684 (Hoylman) /A.3265 (Dinowitz) Prohibited arbitration agreements and provisions
S.4006 (Hoylman) / A.5612 (Weinstein) Expansion of wrongful death claims
S.6552 (Skoufis) / A.2373 (Dinowitz) Recoveries against third parties
S.6216 (Bailey) / A.5623A (Weinstein) Private lawsuits for insurance “bad faith”
S.6081 (Hoylman) / A.2372 (Dinowitz) Liability for non-settling defendants
