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

Part D, S.1505/A.2005 (Budget) Judgment interest rate reform

S.6361 (Carlucci) / A.7277 (Rosenthal) Liability protection information on first aid opioid antagonists

A.53 (Buchwald) Truth & fairness in asbestos litigation

Oppose

A.2370 (Dinowitz) Ex parte interviews in medical liability claims

S.2407 (Comrie) / A.679 (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