Full story in The Buffalo News By Ryan Law New York drivers pay some of the highest auto insurance premiums in America. The average policy now runs about $4,000 a year – roughly $1,500 above the national average. The reason isn’t just inflation or repair costs. A growing share of the bill comes from fraud. There…

Full story in NOLA.com By John Simerman and James Finn Personal injury attorneys Jason Giles and Vanessa Motta were found guilty Friday on all counts and ordered jailed ahead of sentencing in a brazen fraud scheme involving hundreds of pre-planned collisions with 18-wheelers and filing lawsuits for scores of bogus injury claims. Giles and Motta…

Full story in Syracuse.com By Lauren Zelt New York’s auto insurance rates are sky high. Not “feels expensive.” Objectively expensive. Drivers pay just over $4,000 a year on average — roughly $1,500 more than the national average. That’s the price of participating in modern life in a state where driving isn’t optional outside of New York City.…

Full story in MissouriNet By Sue Danielson A study finds rising insurance premiums are costing the state of Missouri hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue.  The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance study also finds the cost of large insurance settlement and courtroom awards cost Missouri residents over $1,200 between the years 2017 and 2022.…

Full story in CBS 6 Albany By Felix Day With New Yorkers paying some of the highest car insurance rates in the country, Gov. Hochul is pushing a package of reforms she says would lower costs for drivers while cracking down on staged crashes and other fraudulent claims. Gov. Hochul rallied with leaders and advocates…

Full story in the New York Post By Carl Campanile Law-enforcement unions including for New York City police and firefighters are backing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to attack car-insurance fraud and rein in personal-injury lawsuits. Hochul’s reforms aim to put the brakes on soaring auto-insurance premiums as New Yorkers pay an average of $4,000 a year —…

Full story on LA Times By Rebecca Ellis The California State Bar has charged a founding partner of Downtown LA Law Group, a law firm at the center of a scandal that has embroiled Los Angeles County’s historic sex abuse settlement, with signing up dozens of clients in states where none of the firm’s lawyers…