Brian Lee

December 02, 2024 | New York Law Journal

New York's proposed $3 billion, 2026 judiciary budget asks for a $268 million increase to maintain operations, meet required obligations and continue advances in this year's budget and to improve case processing, address backlogs and continue expansion of access-to-justice programs statewide.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

November 27, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The Appellate Division, Third Department’s 5-0 ruling, a sweeping reversal of a lower court ruling, addressed how the South Glens Falls Central School District and others can be held liable for a student's foreseeable injuries that are proximate to inadequate supervision.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

November 26, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A fired priest’s hostile work environment claim against the Diocese of Buffalo has been remanded to a New York administrative agency that had previously determined that it lacked jurisdiction to investigate based on a ministerial exception to employment discrimination claims.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

November 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A joint New York investigation uncovered deficiencies in auto insurance companies GEICO and The Travelers Indemnity Co.'s cybersecurity controls.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

November 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The New York Court of Appeals sided with Uber Technologies on Monday, sending a personal-injury claim to arbitration after the plaintiff mistakenly assented to the forum on a clickwrap.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

November 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal

To the dismay of New York’s largest bar association, Governor Kathy Hochul recently wielded her veto pen on legislation aimed at rolling back a series of additional record-keeping requirements placed on non-electronic notary acts in 2023. Hochul said on Friday she was compelled to veto A7241A/S8663 to protect consumers.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

November 22, 2024 | New York Law Journal

“No state has done more than New York now has to try to put a stop to the kinds of abuses PBMs have been accused of for quite some time,” said Jonathan L. Swichar, a Duane Morris partner in Philadelphia who chairs the firm’s Pharmacy Litigation Group.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

November 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The District Attorneys Association of the State of New York said it still questions the constitutionality of the New York State Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct, and is concerned the watchdog's proposed set of rules might hinder prosecutors’ work, a claim denied by agency administrator Susan Friedman.

By Brian Lee

7 minute read

November 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

New York State Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne Harris said new regulations will help protect New Yorkers’ access to prescription drugs, prohibit business practices that increase the cost of those drugs, and ensure that small, independent pharmacies compete on a level playing field with large pharmacies affiliated with pharmacy benefit managers, who decide the availability of prescription drugs and their costs.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

November 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A number of judges on New York’s top court on Tuesday appeared hesitant to adjust the state’s two-year lookback for bringing claims under the Child Victims Act.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read