New York Expands Workers’ Compensation for Work-Related Mental Stress to All Employees
As of January 1, 2025, the New York State Workers Compensation Law was amended to allow all workers who suffer mental injuries due to extraordinary…
What Is New York’s Supplemental Spousal Liability Insurance?
Recently, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new piece of legislation that requires auto insurance providers to provide protection known as supplemental spousal liability insurance to…
New York Lawmakers Introduce Amended Grieving Families Act After Hochul Veto
After Governor Kathy Hochul’s disappointing veto of the Grieving Families Act proposal earlier this year, State lawmakers will make another attempt to update New York…
Governor Kathy Hochul Vetoes Grieving Families Act In Final Hour
New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed the Grieving Families Act just before its deadline on Monday night. New York’s wrongful death statute remains largely unchanged…
J&J Places Talc-Based Liabilities into Bankruptcy
On Thursday Johnson & Johnson took action to place tens of thousands of legal claims into bankruptcy seeking to offload and limit liability for almost…
Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Lawsuits Clear Congress
From decades spanning from the 1950s to 1980s, over 1 million United States Marines and employees at the Camp Lejeune military base in North Carolina…
Some Banana Boat Sunscreens Are Being Recalled After Benzene Detected
Edgewell Personal Care Company, manufacturer of the popular Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray, recalled multiple batches of their SPF 30 product after finding…
Acella Pharmaceuticals Recalls Certain Lots of NP Thyroid Due to Subpotency
Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC has recently issued a voluntary recall of 38 lots of NP Thyroid, Thyroid Tablets, USP after routine testing found these lots to…
Philips Expands Recall of CPAP, Bi-Level PAP, and Mechanical Ventilators
In June 2021, the medical device manufacturer Philips issued a voluntary recall of several sleep apnea machines and ventilators containing defective PE-PUR sound abatement foam….
Disney-Branded Hand Sanitizer Recalled Due To Presence of Methanol and Benzene
Best Brands Consumer Products is recalling Disney-branded hand sanitizers featuring Mickey Mouse and Star Wars’ The Mandalorian over the presence of potentially cancer-causing benzene and…