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Grieving Families Act

Grieving Families Act

  • The Bill Expanding Liability Will, In Fact, Increase Costs

    A bill on the governor's desk (photo: Kevin P. Coughlin/Governor's Office)

    Unfortunately, Assemblymember Helene Weinstein traffics in misinformation as she claims to lay out the facts about her bill to expand liability in wrongful death lawsuits. She wrote in a recent Gotham Gazette op-edthat “there’s no evidence” that insurance costs will skyrocket if the bill becomes law. Not only does common sense say that when you

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  • The Facts About the Grieving Families Act

    Facing life and death (photo: Michael Appleton/Mayor's Office)

    Just the facts, ma’am.

    That’s what fictional Dragnet detective Joe Friday used to ask for on TV decades ago. Today, the phrase is best known as a meme, but it’s still a good approach to decision-making in government. My colleagues and I should always look at the facts because that will point us towards the best course of action.

    Rarely is this more apparent than in the discourse around the Grieving Families Act,

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