Media Coverage.

3/25/2024 — The Center Square — Business groups oppose Hochul's consumer protection changes

2/21/2024 — The Island 360 — Readers Write: Hochul was right to veto death liability statute

2/7/2024 — Politico — Trying again

2/1/2024 — Spectrum News — Opponents say N.Y. consumer protection proposal will lead to more frivolous lawsuits

1/8/2024 — Newsday — Hochul's veto upsets families seeking to change state's wrongful death statute

1/2/2024 — The Center Square — Hochul vetoes wrongful death lawsuit bill

12/13/2023 — New York Law Journal — Several Bills Impacting NY Legal Profession and Judiciary Await Ac􀆟on by Hochul

12/5/2023 — Harlem World Magazine — NYC Remains A Top Judicial Hellhole In 2023-2024 Rankings

11/16/2023 — New York Daily News — Readers sound off on Bob Knight’s temper, Aaron Boone’s presentation and wrongful death liability

10/19/2023 — Crain’s New York Business — Crain's New York Business: Local governments join push against wrongful death bill, urging Hochul veto

10/19/2023 — Center Square— Hochul urged to veto latest wrongful death expansion

10/19/2023 — Politico — Mayor’s Worry

10/6/2023 — New York Law Journal — Dear California: Read the Rulings From New York. Courts Can't Solve Climate Crisis

9/21/2023 — Crain’s New York Business — Op-ed: Governor should veto pro-lawsuit bill

9/2/2023 — Crain’s New York Business — It could soon become easier to sue corporations in New York. Business groups aren’t happy

8/18/2023 — Buffalo News — Another Voice: Higher costs are unavoidable if Hochul expands wrongful death law

8/15/2023 — New York Law Journal — New York Law Journal: Consent-to-Jurisdiction Bill Could Bog Down NY Courts, Business Groups Say

8/10/2023 — CT Law Tribune — 'Deluge of Class Action Lawsuits': Critics Fire Back at Antitrust Advocates

8/4/2023 — New York Post — Fraudster lawyer gets 4 years in prison for filing hundreds of bogus disability suits

8/3/2023 — Politico — Seeking Hochul’s Veto

7/31/2023 — The Post Star — Letter to the editor: High legal payouts have negative effects

7/23/2023 — New York Daily News — Pesky Statute

6/13/2023 — Insurance Journal — New York Lawmakers Again Pass Wrongful Death Damages Bill. Is Another Veto in Store?

6/12/2023 — Legal Newsline — New York lawmakers approve expansion of liability in renewed wrongful death bill

6/08/2023 — Times Union — Commentary: Legislation's side effect — higher prices for consumers

6/07/2023 — Newsday — State Legislature passes bill to better compensate families for ‘wrongful deaths’

6/07/2023 — Spectrum News — Revised wrongful death expansion will head to Hochul's desk

6/06/2023 — Times Union — Grieving Families Act faces second review by Hochul, who vetoed it five months ago

5/29/2023 — Times Union — Still unclear how Grieving Families Act may affect bottom line

5/25/2023 — Gotham Gazette — Civil Justice Reform Can Help Accomplish Progressive Goals

5/16/2023 — Fingerlakes 1 — Business groups oppose wrongful death expansion in New York

5/15/2023 — New York Law Journal — After January Veto, Revised Grieving Families Act Slated for Legislative Review

5/15/2023 — Spectrum News — Business groups make push against renewed wrongful death bill

5/15/2023 — Times Union — Business groups continue to reject amended Grieving Families Act

5/08/2023 — Spectrum News — Local governments seek cost assessment of wrongful death expansion

5/03/2023 — Spectrum News — New York lawmakers try again with expanding wrongful death law

4/27/2023 — New York Times — Lawyer Up: Class-Action Suits Are Thriving in New York

4/08/2023 — New York Post — Kat’s GFA veto

4/05/2023 — Daily Caller — New York Weighs Law To Create ‘Explosion’ In Climate Lawsuits

4/05/2023 — Climate Wire — How a Texas abortion law could spur N.Y. climate lawsuits

3/15/2023 — Crain’s New York Business — Op-ed: State's Scaffold Law is a danger to workers, taxpayers and progress

3/05/2023 — Buffalo News — Another Voice: Grieving Families Act targets the wrong entities

3/01/2023 — lohud. — Rain or shine, that’s a lawsuit: Legislation won’t solve climate change in NY | Opinion

2/10/2023 — El Diario NY — Freno a cambios a ley de muertes por negligencia en NY enfrenta a líderes políticos, víctimas y hospitales

1/31/2023 — WRGB — Governor Hochul vetoes Grieving Families Act just before deadline

1/31/2023 — ABC News — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoes Grieving Families Act, angering some loved ones of Buffalo massacre

1/31/2023 — New York Law Journal — Hochul Vetoes Bill to Update Wrongful Death Law After Compromise Talks Stall

1/31/2023 — Insurance Journal — New York Gov. Hochul Vetoes Wrongful Death Damages Bill

1/30/2023 — The Center Square — Hochul urged to veto wrongful death legislation

1/30/ 2023 — Insurance Journal — Today Is Deadline for New York Gov. Hochul to Decide on Bill to Expand Wrongful Death Damages

1/23/2023 — Harlem World Magazine — Op-Ed: Liability Bill Will Undermine Hochul’s Vision For The Future

1/2/2023 — Times Union — Hochul still mulling Grieving Families Act, supported by Schoharie crash families

12/30/2022 — The Center Square — Wrongful death lawsuit reform bill sent to Hochul’s desk

12/23/2022 — New York Times — Nonpartisan Judges

12/21/2022 — Gotham Gazette — The Bill Expanding Liability Will, In Fact, Increase Costs

12/16/2022 — Spectrum News 1 — Debate continues with governor yet to sign Grieving Families Act

12/06/2022 — The Center Square — New York ranked among worst in lawsuit abuses

11/23/2022 — New York Post — NJ’s absurd suit against Big Oil only benefits posturing politicians

10/18/2022 — UB Sports & Entertainment Forum — Scaffold Law Raises Bills Stadium Construction Costs Sky High

10/11/2022 — New York Post — Hochul needs to block NY Legislature’s ‘everybody sue’ lunacy

9/27/2022 — New York Law Journal — Report: New York Ranks Third in US in ‘Nuclear Verdicts’

9/27/2022 — Legal Newsline — Study: Verdicts of more than $10 million are on the rise

9/15/2022 — New York Law Journal — Critics Are Pushing Back at a Proposed New York Law That Could Benefit Plaintiffs

9/15/2022 — Spectrum News 1 — Local governments and businesses say wrongful death expansion will hike costs

9/12/2022 — Crain’s Health Plus — Expansion of wrongful-death damages could inflate insurance costs, providers and insurers say

8/24/2022 — New York Law Journal — What Does the Future Hold for the Scaffold Law in New York?

7/26/2022 — Auburn Pub — Letter: Suing energy companies isn't the answer

7/22/2022 — New York Post — Tish James needs to stomp out fraudulent disability lawsuits

7/7/2022 — New York Law Journal — Business Groups Urge New York Gov. To Veto Expansion of Wrongful Death Damages

7/7/2022 — Insurance Journal — New York Waits to See If Bill to Expand Wrongful Death Damages Becomes Law

7/7/2022 — The Center Square — New York business groups against legislation tied to wrongful deaths

6/23/2022 — Spectrum News — No major changes expected to stalled New York antitrust reforms

6/22/2022 — Press Release — Climate Change Litigation Strategy Could Mean More Pain at the Pump, Lawsuit Reform Group Says

6/22/2022 — Crain’s New York Business — Letters to the Editor: New bill could create a major payday for malpractice lawyers

6/03/2022 — Spectrum News — Statute of limitations for wrongful death claims faces extension

6/01/2022 — Legal Newsline — Civil justice reform group wants AG James to investigate serial ADA lawsuits filed against small businesses

5/29/2022 — New York Post — NY lawmakers push to fatten fees for lawyers in medical malpractice cases

5/27/2022 — Law 360 — New York Senate Passes Antitrust Reform Bill Again

5/25/2022 — BNN Bloomberg — New York Will Now Let Adult Sexual-Assault Victims Bring Lawsuits Over Old Claims

5/24/2022 — Wall Street Journal — New York Expected to Suspend Limit on Adult Sex-Abuse Cases for a Year

5/23/2022 — Times Union — Viewpoint: Bill would be bad for business, and bad legal precedent

5/06/2022 — Spectrum News 1 — Advocacy groups, unions make push for anti-trust bill in New York

4/14/2022 — Bloomberg — U.S. Businesses Get Hit With Record Numbers of Disability Lawsuits

4/02/2022 — Buffalo News — Letter: Consider Scaffold Law In Bills Stadium Cost

3/25/2022 — Hudson Valley 360 — Make The Most Of Funding Allocated For Infrastructure Projects

3/07/2022 — Times Union — Letter: Office Of The Chief Disability Officer Must Look At ADA Lawsuits

3/06/2022 — New York Post — Don’t Encourage State Attorneys General To File More Political Lawsuits

2/25/2022 — Gotham Gazette — Construction Industry Report More Evidence Scaffold Law Has Nothing To Do with Safety

2/14/2022 — Center Square — Group Asks Ny GOP House Members To Reconsider Stance On Judicial Reform Bill

2/03/2022 — Law 360 — Lawsuit Reform Group Opposes Antitrust Venue Bill

1/27/2022 — AMNY — Op-Ed: NY’s Personal Injury Liabilities Hinder Infrastructure Growth

1/26/2022 — Artnet News Pro — A New Wave of Lawsuits Accuses 50 Art Galleries of Allegedly Violating the Americans With Disabilities Act

12/16/2021 — Buffalo News — Another Voice: Verdict Inflation Hurts Trucking Firms And Consumers

12/16/2021 — Legal Newsline — Critics Fear Antitrust Proposal Could Place The Future Of Business Under State AG Rule

12/07/2021 — New York Post — Legal Reform Group Names New York Second-Worst ‘Judicial Hellhole’

11/18/2021 — Spectrum News — Business Groups Urge Hochul To Veto Insurance Bill

11/16/2021 — Inside P&C — Business Advocates Call For New York Governor To Veto Insurance Disclosure Bill

10/20/2021 — New York Post — Why NY’s Proposed ‘Green Amendment’ Could Devastate The State’s Economy

10/19/2021 — The City Journal — A Dangerously Seductive Idea

10/16/2021 — Newsday — Supporters, Critics Sound Off On Green Amendment, On Statewide Ballots Next Month

10/15/2021 — Times Union — Letter: Reforms Needed in Medical Liability

10/14/2021 — New York Law Journal — Congress Should Enact Antitrust Reforms That Spur Competition, Not Excessive Lawsuits

10/06/2021 — The City — What the Five Ballot Proposal Questions Mean for New Yorkers this November

10/05/2021 — Who What Why — The Right to Life, Liberty, and a Clean Environment

9/17/2021 — Gotham Gazette — Letter to the Editor: More Lawsuits Won’t Help Workers or New York

9/13/2021 — New York Daily News — Private Rights Of Action Are A Public Menace: The Problem Goes Beyond Texas’ Anti-abortion Law

9/08/2021 — Times Herald-Record — Hero Act: New COVID Safety Standards, Mask Rules Coming For NY Employers. What To Know

8/30/2021 — Hudson Valley 360 — Access To Reliable Internet Crucial

8/24/2021 — News 10 — Local Groups, Leaders, And Lawmakers React To New Hochul Administration

8/06/2021 — Harlem World Magazine — Attorney General Antitrust Bill Will “Jeopardize Our Legal System” NY Civil Justice Reform Group Writes

7/23/2021 — New York Daily News — Codified Boondoggle

6/15/2021 — Times Union — New York Business Sees Wins, Losses And Defensive Moves During Legislative Session Moves To Kill COVID Suit Seeking To Hold Nursing Home Liable

6/09/2021 — Innovate Long Island — Lawmakers Miss The Mark On Critical Data Privacy

6/02/2021 — New York Post — NYC Asbestos Suits Padded With Blameless Defendants: Study

5/25/2021 — Spectrum News — New York Privacy Act Set To Be Voted On In State Senate

5/23/2021 — New York Post — Bogus Lawsuits Another Burden On Ny Small Businesses — And It May Get Worse

5/18/2021 — New York Daily News — Consumer Class-action Lawsuits In New York Nearing An All-time High In 2021, Tripled In Last Three Years

5/17/2021 — New York Law Journal— New York Needs Holistic Reforms, Not Expanded Liability

5/11/2021 — New York Law Journal — ‘Existential Financial Threat’: NY Appeals Court’s Record $20M Pain-and-Suffering Award Draws Fire From Business and Insurance Groups

5/06/2021 — Times Union — Cuomo Signs Hero Act Requiring Workplace Disease Precautions

5/06/2021 — AMNY — ‘This Is An Incredible Victory’: Governor Cuomo Signs Amended NY Hero Act

5/06/2021 — Spectrum News — Cuomo Signs Bill Requiring COVID Safety Guidelines For Workplaces

4/15/2021 — New York Law Journal — Appeals Court Awards $20M to Brain-Injured Plaintiff in What Is Said to Be Record-High Pain-and-Suffering Amount in NY State

4/11/2021 — Buffalo News — Letter: Now That Pot Is Legal, Fix the Scaffold Law

4/07/2021 — New York Daily News — Climate Change Can’t Be Solved In Court

4/06/2021 — Legal Newsline — Company That Invests In Lawsuits Just Donated $100k To New York’s Trial Lawyers

3/29/2021 — New York Now — Marijuana Legalization Opponents Make Last-Ditch Effort to Stall NY Legislation

3/29/2021 — Spectrum News — Why a Lawsuit Reform Group Wants Changes to the Marijuana Bill

3/25/2021 — New York Daily News — Readers Sound off on Legalizing Marijuana, Colorado Massacre and Maya Wiley

3/19/2021 — Times Union — New Yorkers Will Vote on Green Amendment in November

3/09/2021 — Democrat & Chronicle — HERO Act Would Open Small Businesses up to Excessive Litigation

2/26/2021 — Forward — Lawsuits Over Vanilla Flavoring Are Nothing to Celebrate

2/04/2021 — New York Post — Danger of Nuclear Verdicts and Other Commentary

2/02/2021 — Empire Report — Ambulance Chasers Fiddle While New York Burns

12/09/2020 — Times Union — Trustco Fights Back Against What It Calls ‘Sham’ Overdraft Lawsuit

11/23/2020 — New York Daily News — Dismantle This Law: New York’s Scaffold Law Diminishes Affordable Housing Supply by Driving up the Cost of Construction

11/10/2020 — New York Post — Cuomo Signs Law Making It Harder for Rich and Powerful to File Lawsuits to Stifle Free Speech

11/10/2020 — Times Union — Cuomo Signs Bill Designed to Fight Frivolous Lawsuits

11/02/2020 — Crain’s New York — Crain’s New York Business: Let’s Rein in the Political Investigations Against Big Tech

10/20/2020 — The National Herald — A Response to Mike Gianaris on the House Judiciary Antitrust Report

10/15/2020 — New York Daily News — Retired Upstate Judge Who Handled Hundreds of Asbestos Cases Gets Job at NYC Law Firm With Asbestos Practice

10/09/2020 — Harlem World Magazine — Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week Statement From Lawsuit Reform Alliance Of NY

10/08/2020 — Insurance Journal — Calls for Reform Revived Over More Than A Century Old New York Law

10/01/ 2020 — New York Daily News — Big Tech Bill Is Slippery Slope

9/29/2020 — Times Union — Business Groups Renew Proposal to Ditch New York’s Scaffold Law

9/23/2020 — El Diario — Mujer Gana $45 Millones en Una Demanda; Piden Bajar El Monto Para Evitar Futuros “Descalabros Judiciales” en Nueva York

9/20/2020 — New York Post — Woman’s $45m Personal Injury Payout Puts Cash-Strapped NYC at Risk: Lawyers

9/14/2020 — Genesee Sun — Jacobs Introduces Bill that will Lower Construction Costs in NYS

9/13/2020 — Times Union — Viewpoint: Antitrust Measures Must Leave Room for Innovators

9/04/2020 — Patch — Myths About COVID-19 Liability Protections

8/15/2020 — New York Daily News — Suiting Up

8/04/2020 — Legal Newsline — New York Repeals COVID-Related Liability Protections for Health Care Workers

7/21/2020 — New York Post — NY Bill Would Rollback COVID-19 Liability Protection for Hospitals, Nursing Homes

7/18/2020 — New York Post — Legal Sharks Looking to Feed off New York’s COVID-19 Pandemic

7/09/2020 — Patch — New York’s Scaffold Law Needs to be Reformed

6/23/2020 — New York Law Journal — Business Groups Move for COVID-19 Lawsuit Protections Even as Grievances Stack Up

6/23/2020 — Real Estate Weekly — Contractors Call for Moratorium on Scaffold Law

5/31/2020 — Newsday — As NY Reopens, Extend COVID-19 Liability Waiver

5/28/2020 — Crain’s New York — Businesses Need Liability Protections During the Pandemic

5/28/2020 — Press-Republican — Governor Strengthens Mask Requirement

5/25/2020 — Buffalo News — What do Personal Liability Lawsuits have to do with the Pandemic? Maybe a lot?

5/15/2020 — Hudson 360 — New York Businesses Call for Liability Protections

5/11/2020 — Spectrum News — Should Nursing Homes Have Liability Protections During Pandemic?

4/20/2020 — Times Union — Letter: Manufacturers need Protection to Work

4/17/2020 — Legal Newsline — Coronavirus Roundup: States Pass Lawsuit-Protection Measures as Pennsylvania Resists

4/15/2020 — Harlem World Magazine — The COVID Crisis: Coalition Calls Gov. Cuomo to Further Protect Essential Businesses and Services from Lawsuits

4/15/2020 — New York Post — Legal Group Wants Essential Businesses protected from Coronavirus Lawsuits

4/15/2020 — Spectrum News — Lawsuit Reform Group Says Essential Businesses Need Protection

2/25/2020 — Suffolk Times — Lawsuits Target Local Businesses With Websites Deemed Inaccessible to the Visually Impaired

2/19/2020 — Commercial Observer — Nearly 150 Construction Workers Sued Hudson Yards for Injuries on the Job

2/18/2020 — Schenectady Gazette — Workplace Could Be Affected by Pot Law

2/14/2020 — Buffalo News — Letter: Cuomo, Legislators Must Correctly Align Interest Rate

2/12/2020 — The Daily Star — In Your Opinion: Capping Medical Liability Payouts Makes Sense

1/31/2020 — Lockport Journal — New York Must Cap Medical Liability Payouts

11/28/2023 — Spectrum News — Lawsuit Reform Alliance urges N.Y. wrongful death statute expansion veto

7/7/2023 — Cut to the Chase — Tom Stebbins Explains Problems Surrounding The Grieving Families Act

2/3/2023 — Spectrum News — After Hochul veto, lawmakers hope wrongful death law will still expand

12/16/2022 — Spectrum News — Debate continues with governor yet to sign Grieving Families Act

9/29/2022 — CNY Homepage — Grieving families & health care providers debate Wrongful Death Law Reform

7/8/2022 — Spectrum News — Grieving Families Act sponsor hopeful for Hochul's support

5/6/2022 — New York Now - Special Episode: Environmental Bond Act on the Ballot, Scaffold Law Reform in New York

2/7/2022 — Politics NY — State of the State: Tom Stebbins talks Civil Lawsuit Reform

7/23/2021 — Capital Tonight —Should All Insurance Be Disclosed Before Trial? The Lawsuit Reform Alliance Says ‘No’

4/7/2021 — News 10 ABC — Nursing Home Reforms Included In State Budget

3/29/2021 — WNYT News Channel 13 — Local Leaders Explain Opposition To Legalizing Recreational Pot

3/15/2021 — News 10 ABC — NY Business Leaders Call on Senate To Keep Legal Immunity for Nursing Homes and Hospitals

2/9/2021 — Spectrum NY News 1 — Final Passage Given to Constitutional Clean Air and Water Guarantee in New York

1/8/2021 — New York Now — Lawmakers Return to Albany, Assembly GOP Leader Will Barclay, NY’s Justice System

12/28/2020 — Today’s Verdict — Today’s Verdict: Protect Our Courts Act / Absentee Ballot Legislation / NYC Courts Judicial Hellhole

12/11/2020 — Capital Tonight — Legal Reform Advocates Call on Lawmakers to Make Changes to the Civil Justice System

9/14/2020 — Spectrum NY News 1 — New York’s Anti-Trust Laws Under Debate

5/14/2020 — New York Now — Access to Justice, COVID-19 and the Courts, Lawsuit Limbo

4/14/2020 — Bronxnet — Today’s Verdict: Cornonavirus and the Law, Purell Lawsuit, Voting by Mail, Resources for Businesses

10/30/2019 — Fox Business — Rex Tillerson Expected on Witness Stand at Exxon Mobil Fraud Trial

10/24/2019 —Spectrum NY News 1 — Surge in Lawsuits by Small Group of New Yorkers with Disabilities Draws Scrutiny

12/4/2018 — Today’s Verdict — Tom Stebbins on Today’s Verdict

11/1/2018 — Capital Tonight — Study scrutinizes cost, the benefit of US tort system

10/12/2018 — News12 Westchester — Business leaders cite bridge cost in call for scaffold law reform

5/16/2018 — Capital Tonight — Senator Ortt and Tom Stebbins take on Lawsuit Lending

1/15/18 — Capital Tonight — The issues with lawsuit lending

4/27/17 — Capital Tonight — Report: NY Worst State to be a Doctor

1/22/16 – Fox News – Firefighters Sue Siren-Making Company over Hearing Loss

12/22/15 – Capital Tonight – NY Ranks #2 on Legislative Hellholes Report

11/3/15 – NY1 TWC News – Opening Statements Begin in Sheldon Silver Corruption Trial

10/1/15 – Capital Tonight – Tom Stebbins Discusses Scaffold Law Reform Support from Majority of NY Counties

7/16/15 – Capital Tonight – Tom Stebbins on How Fear of Lawsuits Impacts NY’s Municipalities

6/24/15 – Capital Tonight – Capital Tonight Interview: Tom Stebbins Discusses Avoiding Bad Faith Lawsuits

4/26/15 – Capital Tonight – Tom Stebbins Discusses the 2015 Power of Attorney Report, Spending Up 27%

5/06/14 – Capital Tonight – Tom Stebbins Discusses Trial Bar Report and Scaffold Law Reform

10/24/13 – Univision – Proponen Leyes Para Evitar Accidentes en Construcción

2/5/2024 — HV Focus — Tom Stebbins Discusses Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices

4/9/2023 — Cut to the Chase — Tom Stebbins talks Scaffold Law reform

2/21/2023 — Capitol Pressroom — New York’s wrongful death laws remain rooted in 19th century

1/11/2021 — WNBF — Interview with Tom Stebbins, Executive Director of the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York

6/2/2020 — Capitol Pressroom — Re-opening of Businesses Amid Pandemic Raises Liability Questions

3/10/2020 — Capitol Pressroom — Consumer Protections in the Empire State

11/2/2018 — WNYC — Tom Stebbins on tort issues and the AG’s Exxon suit

12/20/17 — WHCU Morning Newswatch — Sue York? Sue You!

10/6/17 — The Capitol Pressroom — Tom Stebbins on Fear of Lawsuits and Healthcare Costs

7/18/17 — The Capitol Pressroom — Tom Stebbins Discussed the Silver Case Overruled and Agritourism Liability

7/17/17 — WHCU Morning Newswatch — LRANY Advocates for Agritourism

7/12/17 — WHCU Morning Newswatch — Tom Stebbins Discusses the Cost of Sue York

12/19/16 — WHCU Morning Newswatch – Tom Stebbins Talks on New York’s “Judicial Hellhole”

8/28/16 — CBS WFAN 660 — Weekends on WFAN with Bob Salter

4/11/16 — WHCU Morning Newswatch – Tom Stebbins Discusses the 2016 Power of Attorney report

12/10/15 — WHCU Morning Newswatch – Tom Stebbins, The Cost of Corruption

4/23/15 — WHCU Morning Newswatch – Tom Stebbins Discusses Power of Attorney Report

2/2/15 — WHCU Morning Newswatch – Tom Stebbins Discusses the Cost of Sheldon Silver on NY

12/16/14 — WHCU Morning Newswatch – Tom Stebbins Discusses NYCAL Named #1 Judicial Hellhole