1+ week, 5+ day ago   (203+ words) William J. Jackson and a team at Kelley Drye & Warren represented the state in ground-breaking litigation against Dupont and 3M over contamination of the state's lands and waterways with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Our Litigator of the Week is William…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (257+ words) Preliminary figures show lobbying expenditures rose 16% year over year, driven by a sharp increase in expenses and concentrated around budget negotiations, insurance reform and emerging technology issues. Lobbying spending in New York reached a record $213.5 million during the first six…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (236+ words) New York’s recent no-fault amendments narrow the serious injury threshold, limit recovery for certain claimants and shift automobile litigation strategy by requiring clearer findings of fault and serious injury before non-economic damages may be awarded. No. 5: No-fault collision A driver…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (257+ words) Buffalo, New York residents plausibly alleged Route 33 violates constitutional environmental rights, while factual disputes remain over whether Humboldt Parkway was unlawfully converted from protected parkland, an Appellate Division, Fourth Department panel said. A midlevel appeals court in western New York…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (214+ words) Harter Secrest & Emery partner Melissa Valle said that the extent to which New York's SEQRA reforms will spur housing development in rural areas is yet to be seen. Environmental law practitioners suggest a flood of litigation could follow New York’s…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (204+ words) In the hopes of easing the housing shortage, on May 26 the New York Legislature passed and Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill that will exempt many multi-family housing projects from the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). Harter Secrest & Emery…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (247+ words) Libin Zhang analyzes New York City’s newly enacted pied-à-terre tax on high-value secondary residences, highlighting its expanded exemptions, revised valuation rules, and potential effects on property values, tax revenues, and the city’s real estate market. On May 28, 2026, New York Governor…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (206+ words) Dan Kohane and Brigette Whitmore examine New York's new motor vehicle tort reform law and raise concerns about ambiguities that are likely to generate significant future litigation. On Feb. 27, the New York Law Journal published our summary of Governor Kathy…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (271+ words) Reaction to New York's enacted $268 billion budget from its legal community was mixed—while advocates celebrated the full appropriation authority granted to the state's lawyers' fund to support civil legal services, bar groups are skeptical of its inclusion of litigation…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (237+ words) The New York State Trial Lawyers Association's ad campaign adds fuel to the major sticking point in state budget negotiations. The preeminent lobbyists for New York's personal injury bar rolled out an ad campaign Wednesday, to reinforce its opposition to…...