N.Y. Canât Limit Ferry Crash Damages, Judge Says
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A federal judge ruled today that the city is fully liable for damages in the 2003 crash of the State Island ferry.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr.; Journal Staff Writer  The state Department of Environmental Protection issued a "superseding order" that overrules the town Conservation Commission's rejection of a plan by Weaver's Cove.
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The US Supreme Court said Monday it would examine the legality under maritime law of damages of 2.5 billion dollars awarded against ExxonMobil for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil tanker disaster.
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NEW YORK -- The captain vilified for his months of silence about the fatal crash of the Staten Island ferry Andrew J. Barberi will escape prosecution for lying about the accident under an unusual deal with federal prosecutors.
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Private ferry operators need public-funding lifelines to stay afloat, City Council officials warned yesterday. Alarmed by service cutbacks announced recently by the financially troubled NY
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An investigation of New York StateÂs town and village courts found a trail of judicial abuses and errors Â and of governmental failure to curb them.
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The court will consider whether punitive damages can be imposed in the 1989 disaster, an issue worth $2.5 billion to ExxonMobil.
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Blog: A judge has ruled that Linden Lab can't dismiss a property case against it, or move the case to arbitration.
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Relatives of a man who died when his car collided with an ambulance win damages after a legal battle.
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- The captain of the Staten Island Ferry that crashed into a maintenance pier in October, killing 11 people and injuring more than 70 others, will avoid prosecution in an unusual cooperation agreement with federal prosecutors.
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A federal judge in Washington has  ordered Libya and six of its officials to pay more than $6  billion in damages to families of seven Americans killed in the  1989 bombing of a French airliner, lawyers for the families  said in a statement late on Tuesday.
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ALBANY, New York  - The owner and captain of an upstate New York tour boat were indicted on misdemeanor charges on Monday for not having a second crew member on board when it capsized, killing 20 elderly tourists.
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A judge struck down a New York City rule Tuesday that required fast-food restaurants to post calorie counts on their menus.
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A federal judge ruled yesterday that the case against Richard A. Grasso, the former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, over his excessive pay must be heard in New York state court.
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By Bob Shaw, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Jun. 20--In a victory for the 3M Co., a judge ruled Tuesday that 67,700 residents of Washington County may not sue the company as a single group for damages allegedly suffered because of chemicals in their water.
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A grand jury investigating the death of 20 tourists when a boat capsized on a New York state lake recommended stiffer penalties for safety violations.  Failing to provide enough crew members should be a misdemeanor, not a violation, the grand jury said in a report released Thursday.
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A federal judge dismissed an airline industry lawsuit that sought to block a state law, which would ensure basic services are provided to delayed passengers, the New York State attorney general said on Thursday.