Read full story at The Buffalo News New Yorkers pay some of the highest auto insurance rates in the country. The average driver here allocates 2.23% of their household income just to keep a car legal on the road. Gov. Kathy Hochul just did something about it. In signing landmark insurance reform legislation as part…

Read full story at Spectrum NewsBy Susan Arbetter The recently passed New York state budget includes a slate of auto insurance reforms championed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.  The reforms target fraud as well as insurance company practices and consumer protections. The changes are intended to reduce auto insurance costs. News coverage has primarily focused on how…

Read full story at Legal NewslineBy Chris Dickerson ALBANY, New York – Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a package of reforms in the new state budget that will provide relief to New Yorkers with lower car insurance premiums. Hochul announced the reforms, part of the FY27 enacted budget, May 27. The changes are meant to…

Read full article at Spectrum NewsBy Luke Parsnow New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed into law measures part of the state budget that aim to lower auto insurance costs for motorists in the state. One of her top priorities in this lengthy state budget season, the new laws aim to combat fraud and…

Read full piece at Legal News LineBy John O’Brien WASHINGTON – Personal injury plaintiffs who feel their lawyers took advantage of them are invited to share their stories on a new website. YourInjuryStory.com is the latest effort from Protecting American Consumers Together, a group that advocates for a fair and transparent legal process. PACT will be…

Read full story at CalMatters.orgBy: Tracy Mulholland I am sitting here staring at a letter addressed to my family and me. My stomach is sewn in knots and I haven’t had a full night’s sleep in weeks. What I thought was a minor fender bender has turned into a feast for predatory personal injury lawyers. …

Read full article at Fox 8 LiveBy Thanh Truong JEFFERSON, La. (WVUE) – Federal prosecutors say dozens of drivers intentionally crashed into 18-wheelers between 2015 and 2020, hoping to secure large insurance payouts through bogus lawsuits. The staged crashes, many of which took place in New Orleans East and Gentilly, became the focus of a years-long federal…

Read full article at New York Daily NewsBy: New York Daily News Editorial Board The New York State budget, due more than a month ago on April 1, is late because Gov. Hochul is insisting on several policy reforms and she has engaged the Legislature in a furious backroom debate on bringing down auto insurance prices,…

Read more in the Washington TimesBy Valerie Richardson A pioneering Arizona initiative allowing non-lawyers to own law firms has rocked the legal profession, raising questions about whether the change is expanding low-cost services for locals or jeopardizing the profession by prioritizing profits over justice. Arizona has approved more than 150 applications by non-lawyers to start law firms…

Read more at POLITICO. The campaign to boost Hochul’s plans to overhaul car insurance laws is already one of the most expensive lobbying efforts in state history. But the full extent might never be known. As POLITICO Pro reported this morning, Uber has already topped $10 million in its advocacy efforts this year. That puts…