Insurance industry conferences are usually serious and dry affairs. And they are probably even more so in the current environment where insurers have been grappling with huge catastrophe losses. But Dr. Robert Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute, provided …
Authorities say the structure of a nearly century-old Hudson Valley home where three people died in a fire last weekend may have contributed to the speed at which the blaze spread. Fire officials in the town of Poughkeepsie tell the …
Some of the more than 600 people who fell ill while visiting an upstate New York indoor water park are part of a class-action lawsuit filed against the business. The Post-Star of Glens Falls reports that the lawsuit was filed …
Authorities say 12 people were treated at a hospital after a carbon monoxide emergency in the Bronx. NBC New York says a five-story building in the Fordham neighborhood was evacuated around 5 a.m. Monday. Officials detected high levels of the …
It may come across as an extreme case of nuptial nostalgia: A now-divorced man saying a photography studio should pay to recreate his wedding to make up for what he considers flawed pictures and video. But after being branded a …
Two retired Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police officers who became lawyers have filed lawsuits because the agency revoked lifetime toll and parking passes. Thomas Westfield filed suit on behalf of himself and is seeking class-action status …
Allstate Insurance is seeking to recover more than $1.1 million from sixteen New York-area defendants in its ninth insurance fraud lawsuit of 2011. The complaint, filed in Federal District Court, on December 30, 2011, as a Declaratory Judgment/Recovery action, alleges …
Erie County will pay $7 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who suffered brain damage after she nearly drowned in a public pool two years ago. The Buffalo News reports the payment will settle Jannette Morales’ personal-injury …
Enforcement by the state attorney general against securities fraud doesn’t pre-empt private common-law claims of negligence against investment companies, New York’s top court ruled Tuesday. The Court of Appeals rejected J.P. Morgan Investment Management’s argument that New York’s Martin Act …
State police are giving $100,000 worth of stolen property back to the owners, just in time for Christmas. Investigators tell the Wellsville Daily Reporter that the items include all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, tools and machinery that were stolen from hunting camps, …