New Yorkers want to see their elected leaders laser-focused on solving the affordability crisis. From health care to housing to groceries, the cost of living keeps rising. Unfortunately, instead of focusing on issues that matter most, some politicians are proposing performative legislation that would create a lawsuit free-for-all and drive up energy costs while doing nothing to fight climate change.
New York’s litigation environment leads to lost wages and increases the cost of goods and services. Rather than reforming our pro-lawsuit laws, a bill introduced by two New York City-area lawmakers , S4799, would create an unprecedented litigation free-for-all, empowering anyone to file lawsuits against fossil fuel producers, retailers and others in the energy supply chain if they believe