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Setting the Agenda: Good Government
The New York State Capitol in Albany. (Photo: Looks Eeseen) The opinions of lawmakers and government watchdog groups regarding good-governance reforms in Albany’s recently completed 2013 legislative...
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Bharara Calls For Forfeiture of Corrupt Pols’ Pensions
At a Moreland Commission public hearing in Manhattan on Tuesday night U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced his office will seek new fines that would reduce public pensions that corrupt elected...
View ArticleParents of Killed Construction Worker Defend State’s Scaffold Law
As supporters and opponents of the state’s Scaffold Law gear up for a battle in Albany next year, the parents of a worker killed at a New York City construction site are calling on state legislators to...
View ArticleRather Than Institutionalize Inequality in the Judiciary, Voters Should Vote...
By Dick Dadey The proposed amendment to the state constitution allowing casino gambling in New York State has received loads of attention, yet another equally important one—raising the retirement for...
View ArticleDon’t Make the Perfect the Enemy of the Good: Vote “Yes” on Proposal 6
By Robert S. Smith I am a 69-year-old judge of the Court of Appeals, and you probably won’t be shocked to learn that I am in favor of Proposal 6 on this November’s ballot, which would raise the...
View ArticleThe Race Case: Opposing Sides Cite Race in Scaffold Law Battle
The state’s Scaffold Law has long been a source of deep division and disagreement. The law’s supporters, including unions, trial lawyers and worker advocates, say that it is critical to ensuring the...
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The Roundtable: Law and Lawsuits
Richard Gottfried Chair, New York State Assembly Health Committee Q: One bill that died in committee this past session is “Lavern’s Law,” which would have changed New York medical malpractice laws to...
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Better Late Than Never: Medical Malpractice and the Statute of Limitations
Of the $3.6 billion in payouts made to plaintiffs involved in medical malpractice lawsuits across the United States last year, 21 percent—in excess of $763 million— was paid here in New York, a state...
View ArticleScorecard: Law and Lawsuits
The Players The Legislature Proponents of tort reforms frequently take aim at Assembly Democrats as major opponents of change in state tort law, including Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who is of...
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Moreland Commission Hasn’t Met In 2014; Rice Might Not Be Replaced
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice’s decision to run for Congress prompted her to step down as one of the three co-chairs of the governor’s Moreland Commission on Public Corruption. Asked on...
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