New York Tort Reform Now

New York's Commonsense Coalition for Tort Reform

     

Members Include
Business Council of New York State

National Federation of Independent Business
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New York Farm Bureau
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists – District II

General Building Contractors of New York State
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Medical Society of the State of New York
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New York State Builders Association
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New York State Society of Professional Engineers
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Wellpoint
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Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company
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American Insurance Association
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MetLife
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Property and Casualty Insurers Association of America
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Hannay Reels

Legislative Memos

O = Oppose / S = Support
O S.1266 (DeFrancisco) – Senate Judiciary Committee / A.6420 (Weinstein) – Assembly Judiciary Committee - An Act to expand damages in wrongful death actions to include sorrow, mental anguish, loss of companionship, protection, comfort, etc.
S A.2528 (Morelle)/ S.4317 (Volker) - An ACT repealing strict liability and providing for a comparative negligence standard in specific elevation related accident cases.
S S.4164 (Volker) / A.2989 (Weinstein) - An ACT to prevent double-dipping of public funds.
O S.5256-B (DeFrancisco) – Senate Codes Committee / A.8691-B (Lancman) – Passed Assembly - An Act to restrict informal discovery
O S.6037-B (Libous) / A.1369-B (Brodsky) - An ACT authorizing private rights of action pursuant to NYS securities law (Martin Act).
O A.6310 (Weinstein) / S.2065 (DeFrancisco) - An Act permitting an injured employee to recover tort damages directly from an employer for work related injuries in specified cases.
O S.6365 (Senator Maltese 2007) - An ACT to amend the Civil Practice Law and Rules, in relation to the computation of interest in personal injury actions.
O A.8964-B (Weinstein) – Assembly Judiciary - An Act to remove judicial discretion regarding the selection of jurors in civil cases
O A.9157 (Weinstein) / S.7482 (DeFrancisco) - An Act to amend the general obligation law in relation to settlements in tort actions and to repeal certain provisions of law relating thereto.
O A.11541 (Weinstein)/ S.8610 (DeFrancisco) – An ACT to permit a direct action against another party’s insurer prior to a determination of liability (Notice of Claim)

 

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