The measure pushed by Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-Queens) and Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein (D-Brooklyn) would create a highly subjective new standard for such suits that doesn't require actual injury or even possible injury to bring suit against any business.
This is simply a windfall for tort attorneys: a license to go fishing for targets, then recruit plaintiffs, file the case and demand a hefty payout to settle the case - with the $1,000-a-head minimum a huge incentive...
#consumer-protection #class-action-lawsuits #business-regulations #new-york-state-politics #legal-reform
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