2019-2020 Legislative Memos:
Support
S.4555 (Kaplan) / A.6764 (Magnarelli) Regulation of lawsuit lending
A.3737 (McDonald) Scaffold Law reform
PPGG Part T (Budget) Judgment interest rate reform
A.53 (Buchwald) Truth & fairness in asbestos litigation
Oppose
S.6352 (Kaplan) / A.7595 (Weinstein) Consent to general jurisdiction
S.8587 (Liu) Voiding COVID-19 Liability Agreements
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
S. 5208 (Sanders) / A.0192(Lifton) Relates to the waiver of sovereign immunity for ADA
S. 5642 (Thomas) / A.8526 (Rosenthal) Relates to enacting NY privacy act
S.8497 (Biaggi) / A.10427 (Kim) Repeal of article 30-D section 3082 of New York public health law
S.6334A (Hoylman) / A.8304 (Dinowitz) Expands class actions
S.3634 (Breslin) / A.5629 (Weinstein) Private rights of action for insurance “bad faith”
Letters:
COVID Reopening Liability Protections
Labor Law 240 Moratorium Letter
Testimony:
2020-2021 Executive Budget: legislative hearing regarding health and Medicaid