Gov. Kathy Hochul this week vetoed the Grieving Families Act for a fourth time, leaving New York behind nearly every other ...

In wrongful death cases, where grieving families seek justice after the unexpected loss of a loved one, establishing the legal concept of “duty of care” becomes one of the most important steps.

The HERO Act will make survivor benefits payable immediately upon a line-of-duty death. It will also require the county to ...

Lawmakers and advocates supporting the provision said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) axed the provision based on ...

WASHINGTON — As the House prepares to vote on a bill that will set national defense policy for the next year, the families of those killed in the DCA mid-air collision, and the people in charge of ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul slammed lawmakers for sending her the same wrongful death bill four times, saying her veto shouldn’t shock anyone, according to State of Politics. She rejected the Grieving Families ...

Kathy Hochul vetoed the Grieving Families Act for the fourth consecutive year, dashing the hopes of advocates for patients’ ...

AS their parents dropped them off at a dance studio in Southport, Merseyside, for a Taylor Swift-themed yoga, dance and bead ...

In killing the Grieving Families Act, Hochul raised concerns that allowing emotional loss damages would increase insurance ...

Governor Hochul has vetoed the bipartisan-supported Grieving Families Act, which would allow families to seek damages for ...

New York awaits Governor Hochul’s decision on the Grieving Families Act, a reform that would modernize wrongful death laws ...

Hochul also vetoed legislation that would have created a new consumer advocate for dealing with utilities and signed one to ...