- xNY.io - Bank.org's co-founder has noticed water quality being a problem for women;
- Pregnant women;
- Unborn babies.
Norfolk Southern Investors Appeal Train Derailment Ruling
By Jessica Corso
Shareholders of railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp. have gone to the Second Circuit seeking to revive a proposed class action accusing the company of making false claims about its commitment to safety ahead of a 2023 derailment and toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio.
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IAB:Today in Chelsea, Manhattan a man with a walker said he was worried about the water.
- IAB, this man with a walker said he drinks the water in Chelsea and his eyes become blurry.
Are there any updates on the water quality in Chelsea, Manhattan?
- xNY.io - Bank.org's co-founder has noticed water quality being a problem for women;
- Pregnant women;
- Unborn babies.
'Ashamed' COVID Fraudster Asks To Keep Firefighter Pension
By Brian Steele
A former West Haven, Connecticut, municipal employee testified Wednesday that he is "ashamed" of stealing tens of thousands of dollars of COVID-19 relief money from the city, but he is asking a state court judge to prevent the attorney general's office from docking or revoking the pension that he separately earned as a New Haven firefighter.
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xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights.Thank you,Gunnar Larson--Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter LarsonxNY.io - Bank.org917-580-8053NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001On Tue, Apr 1, 2025, 11:59 AM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:IAB:Are there any updates on the water quality in Chelsea, Manhattan?
- xNY.io - Bank.org's co-founder has noticed water quality being a problem for women;
- Pregnant women;
- Unborn babies.
Mayor Adams may be siphoning potential xNY.io - Bank.org donations to PAL, the Police Athletic League.xNY.io - Bank.org founder Gunnar Larson conducted an exclusive interview with NYPD Police Commissioner William Bratton in 2008 at PAL's Christmas Celebration.New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton offers a rare interview on what inspires him about the NYPD's Police Athletic League:Eric Adams Urges Speedy Dismissal As NYC Primaries Loom
By Frank G. Runyeon
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday urged a Manhattan federal judge to promptly throw out his bribery and corruption charges, pointing to an upcoming mayoral election filing deadline and the court's previous vows to rule quickly.
Developer Sues Construction Co. For £2.4M Cartel Losses
By Eddie Beaver
A building developer has sued a construction company for almost £2.4 million ($3.1 million) at the Competition Appeal Tribunal over alleged losses resulting from a demolition and asbestos removal services cartel that spanned five years.
Feds Seek 10 Years For Ex-Girardi CFO's 'Brazen' Crimes
By Elliot Weld
Los Angeles federal prosecutors said Girardi Keese's former head of accounting should spend 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to assisting Tom Girardi in siphoning clients' settlement funds and what the government called a "brazen" side fraud to steal from the firm's operating accounts.
xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights.Thank you,Gunnar Larson--Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter LarsonxNY.io - Bank.org917-580-8053NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001On Fri, Mar 28, 2025, 7:05 AM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:Dear IAB:Are there any updates on the water quality in Chelsea, Manhattan?
- xNY.io - Bank.org's co-founder has noticed water quality being a problem for women;
- Pregnant women;
- Unborn babies.
BREAKING: SEC Drops Defense Of Biden-Era Climate Disclosure Rules
By Jessica Corso
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday said it would no longer defend regulations requiring some of the world's largest corporations to publicly disclose the impact that climate change could have on their businesses, walking away from an Eighth Circuit challenge to the rules that the agency's acting chair called "unnecessarily intrusive."
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Nuture Can't Escape Parents' Heavy Metal Baby Food Case
By Lauren Berg
Nurture Inc. cannot escape consolidated class claims brought by parents who allege the baby food manufacturer hid the presence of toxic heavy metals in its Happy Family Organics products, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Lawmakers Sue NYC Mayor Over Zoning Plan
By Isaac Monterose
A group that includes New York state lawmakers and New York City lawmakers alleged in state court that the approval of NYC Mayor Eric Adams' City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning reform plan violated state and city environmental quality review regulations.
xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights.Thank you,Gunnar Larson--Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter LarsonxNY.io - Bank.org917-580-8053NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001On Thu, Mar 27, 2025, 8:57 AM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:IAB:xNY.io - Bank.org's co-founder Gunnar Larson is a former writer at LitigationFinanceJournal.com or Legal Funding Journal.Are there any updates on the water quality in Chelsea, Manhattan?
- xNY.io - Bank.org's co-founder has noticed water quality being a problem for women;
- Pregnant women;
- Unborn babies.
Sotomayor Urges Caution On Nondelegation Doctrine Revamp
By Katie Buehler
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor cautioned her colleagues during oral arguments Wednesday against using a challenge to the Federal Communications Commission's administration of a broadband subsidy program as a way to resurrect the long-dormant nondelegation doctrine. Several conservative justices, however, seemed willing to disregard that admonition.
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BCBS Settlement Opt-Outs Ordered To Disclose Funding Deals
By Ryan Boysen
Four law firms representing hospitals that opted out of the landmark $2.8 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust settlement must disclose whether their clients were motivated by a "quick payment" from litigation funders, an Alabama federal judge ordered Tuesday.
xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights.Thank you,Gunnar Larson--Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter LarsonxNY.io - Bank.org917-580-8053NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001On Wed, Mar 26, 2025, 8:24 AM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:IAB:Are there any updates on the water quality in Chelsea, Manhattan?
- xNY.io - Bank.org's co-founder has noticed water quality being a problem for women;
- Pregnant women;
- Unborn babies.
NYPD Denied Vax Waiver To Detective, Suit Says
By Parker Quinlan
A former New York City Police Department detective has filed a lawsuit against the department and city alleging he was effectively forced out after being denied a religious exemption for the COVID-19 vaccine.
xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights.Thank you,Gunnar Larson--Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter LarsonxNY.io - Bank.org917-580-8053NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001On Tue, Mar 25, 2025, 3:50 PM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:IAB:Are there any updates on the water quality in Chelsea, Manhattan?
- xNY.io - Bank.org's co-founder has noticed water quality being a problem for women;
- Pregnant women;
- Unborn babies.
Teladoc Beats Investor Suit For Good On 2nd Circ. Remand
By Katryna Perera
A New York federal judge has tossed, for good, a shareholder class action against Teladoc Health Inc. and its top brass that alleged they made misleading statements about the success of Teladoc's merger with another health company, finding the investors failed to plead that any of the remaining misleading statements were made intentionally or recklessly.
xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights.Thank you,Gunnar Larson--Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter LarsonxNY.io - Bank.org917-580-8053NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001On Mon, Mar 24, 2025, 11:42 AM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:Dear IAB:Are there any updates on the water quality in Chelsea, Manhattan?
- xNY.io - Bank.org's co-founder has noticed water quality being a problem for women;
- Pregnant women;
- Unborn babies.
DOJ Ends Glencore Monitorships Under Bribery Deal Early
By Sarah Jarvis
The U.S. Department of Justice has ended early two monitorships imposed as part of mining giant Glencore's 2022 bribery and market manipulation case settlement, in the wake of President Donald Trump's directive pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Trump Administration Reveals Details On WOTUS Intentions
By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez
The Trump administration on Friday revealed that it plans to prioritize clarifying what types of water bodies are covered by the waters of the U.S. Clean Water Act rule during its upcoming review of the Biden-era regulations.
xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights.Thank you,Gunnar Larson--Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter LarsonxNY.io - Bank.org917-580-8053NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001On Thu, Mar 20, 2025, 5:29 PM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:Global health programs were left scrambling when the U.S. government announced it would pull out of the World Health Organization and slashed thousands of funding awards. Now, major U.N. agencies are making some tough — and urgent — calls to stay afloat.
I learned that UNAIDS has kicked off a restructuring plan in response to donor aid cuts. Switzerland gutted its entire funding for the program, and in recent weeks, the U.S. also terminated its awards.
It’s unclear how many UNAIDS programs are affected, but any funding loss from the U.S. government will be a major blow. The United States is UNAIDS’ biggest donor, accounting for more than 40% of its resources. No blueprint has been presented yet on the restructuring, but staff are already bracing for job losses, with some anticipating up to 40% of staff will be let go.
WHO is also tightening its belt. It froze hiring, reduced travel, and offered early retirement to staff. Senior leaders are also racking their brains about how to keep programs running on a much smaller budget.
Dr. Mike Ryan, who wears three hats as WHO deputy director general, executive director of the WHO health emergencies program, and now chair of the group leading the work on the reprioritization of WHO’s activities, gives a glimpse of what’s at stake.
He says they’re shrinking the two-year budget of the health emergencies program from $1.2 billion to $872 million, a decline of about 27%. And with that comes some “terrible” choices.
“The question is, what do you want to stop doing? You want to stop doing Ebola? You want to stop doing emergency medical teams responding to major disasters in the world? Would you like to stop intelligence gathering so that we know what the next epidemic or pandemic will be?” he says.
Exclusive: UNAIDS staff anxious as restructuring looms amid aid cuts
Plus: With US funding loss, WHO forced to make 'terrible' programmatic choicesOn Thu, Mar 20, 2025, 8:44 AM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:IAB:Are there any updates on the water quality in Chelsea, Manhattan?
- xNY.io - Bank.org's co-founder has noticed water quality being a problem for women;
- Pregnant women;
- Unborn babies.
Atty Fees Not Covered In Nursing Home Coverage Dispute
By Hope Patti
An Illinois federal court refused to rethink its finding that an insurer needn't cover a $666,000 attorney fee award against a nursing home operator in a wrongful death suit, saying in an amended ruling that the fees aren't covered damages under the policy or Illinois' Nursing Home Care Act.
Insurers Say $40M Retirement Row Settlement Not Covered
By Ganesh Setty
Three excess insurers told a California federal court they should owe no coverage toward a $40 million settlement a third-party administrator of a church retirement's plan reached to resolve class action claims that it participated in a self-dealing scheme, arguing the claims predate the period they insured.
Ohio Judge Blasts Fla. Atty In Opioid MDL For False Statements
By Carolina Bolado
The Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict opioid litigation has sanctioned a Florida attorney who represents 15 municipal subdivision plaintiffs for repeatedly stating that members of their attorney leadership team regularly engaged in improper communications with the court.
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Gunnar Larson
On Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 9:54 AM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:Dear IAB:Are there any updates on the water quality in Chelsea, Manhattan?
- xNY.io - Bank.org's co-founder has noticed water quality being a problem for women;
- Pregnant women;
- Unborn babies.
Illinois Asbestos Injury Firm Escapes 'Fraud Playbook' Suit
By Emily Sawicki
A Chicago federal judge on Tuesday tossed a racketeering suit an industrial pipe company brought against a "prolific" Illinois asbestos litigation law firm, finding that the pipe company failed to adequately plead that the law firm formed an "enterprise" with various clients, witnesses, co-counsel and staff.
Ancora Wants US Steel Meeting Delayed After Blocked Sale
By Jade Martinez-Pogue
U.S. Steel Corp. shareholder Ancora Holdings Group on Tuesday urged the company's board to delay its upcoming 2025 annual meeting of shareholders until more information comes out about the company's blocked $14.9 billion deal with Japan's Nippon Steel Corp.
xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights.Thank you,Gunnar Larson--Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter LarsonxNY.io - Bank.org917-580-8053On Tue, Mar 18, 2025, 7:22 AM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:IAB:Are there any updates on the water quality in Chelsea, Manhattan?
- xNY.io - Bank.org's co-founder has noticed water quality being a problem for women;
- Pregnant women;
- Unborn babies.
xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights.Vague Settlement Can't Free Insurer From Asbestos Claims
By Elizabeth Daley
An insurer that says its policies' limits were exhausted while paying over $5 million toward an asbestos injury settlement on behalf of BNSF Railway failed to show it actually went over its limits, a Texas appeals court found.
Thank you,Gunnar Larson--Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter LarsonxNY.io - Bank.org917-580-8053On Wed, Mar 12, 2025, 10:58 AM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:Dear IAB:In 2022, New York City's pension performance was significantly impacted: https://comptroller.nyc.gov/services/financial-matters/pension/asset-performance/NYC Workers Can't Revive Fossil Fuel Divestment Challenge
By Patrick Hoff
A New York state appeals court refused Tuesday to reopen a lawsuit claiming several New York City pension plans unlawfully put politics over municipal employees' financial needs by divesting $3.9 billion from fossil fuels, backing a trial court's determination that the workers hadn't shown their benefits were affected.
xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights.Thank you,Gunnar Larson--Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter LarsonxNY.io - Bank.org646-554-7514On Wed, Mar 12, 2025, 10:09 AM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:Dear IAB:Insurer Says AIG Unit Must Cover Water Contamination Suit
By Hope Patti
An AIG unit can't rely on its policy's pollution exclusion to bar coverage for a Texas water utility accused of providing contaminated water to residents, the utility's other insurer told a federal court, saying the court has already rejected the application of the exclusion in a related case.
