New York is preparing to ban the burning of aqueous film-forming foam at a hazardous waste disposal facility, due to concerns it releases toxic, potentially cancer-causing, fumes into nearby communities.…
Some states, including New York and Florida, are putting new regulations in place to help combat the rampant spread of coronavirus through nursing homes.…
New York’s governor extended the deadline for filing normally time-barred child sex assault claims by five months due to the ongoing pandemic.…
A Catholic Church sexual abuse lawsuit claims a boy was repeatedly raped and abused by three former priests, and that the Diocese of Syracuse knew about their behavior but failed to act to protect the children in its parish.…
More than 1,300 child sex abuse lawsuits have been filed in New York since a new law relaxed statute of limitation requirements in August, with hundreds targeting the Catholic Church.…
School districts nationwide continue to file lawsuits against JUUL for causing a vaping epidemic among teens that they have been forced to confront.…
School districts in several states are filing lawsuits against JUUL over claims its marketing tactics targeted children, forcing the districts to expend valuable resources combating the spread of its products among students.…
A former New York pediatrician faces several lawsuits from women who say he abused them decades ago as children, thanks to a new law which removed many of the state’s statute of limitation laws for child sex abuse claims.…
New York has agreed to pay $6 million to the families of three women who say they suffered years of abuse and neglect, including physical assaults, at a state-run nursing home.…
Air vents in a New York bus depot may have been exposing employees to asbestos fibers for years, according to a report.
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