Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York

06/19/2026

New York drivers pay about $1,900 a year for car insurance, 32% more than the national average, per the Citizens Budget Commission. This year Governor Kathy Hochul forced the fight over the fraud and lawsuit abuse behind those costs.

Thank you, Governor Hochul, for taking on a fight no one else would.

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After bypassing the April 1 deadline and engaging in weeks of debate and compromise, New York lawmakers have agreed on a $268.5 billion budget that

06/16/2026

USAA started sending refund checks to its Florida members this week, averaging $760, with some over $1,000. In all, the company is returning nearly $1 billion. The reason is simple: After the state reined in excessive litigation, insurer legal costs dropped, and the savings are flowing back to drivers.

New York just enacted reforms aimed at the litigation costs that drive up premiums. When those costs fall, drivers are the ones who see it.

06/12/2026

A Dutchess County mom spent five years fighting a lawsuit over a car crash she was never in. Vika Shock didn't own the car, didn't know the driver, and didn't know anyone involved. Her name landed on a police report by mistake, and the lawyer suing her refused to drop the case even after certified records proved it.

A judge finally ruled the case frivolous and ordered the opposing lawyer to pay her legal fees. But a 1985 New York law caps that award at $10,000, and her bills came to nearly $30,000. She won her case and still lost almost $20,000.

Read the full story from her former attorney ⬇️

06/09/2026

LRANY Executive Director Tom Stebbins joined Capital Tonight to explain why New York drivers pay some of the highest auto insurance rates in the country, and what new reforms are designed to do about it.

06/08/2026

New York recorded nearly 2,000 staged crashes last year.

Every law-abiding New Yorker is paying the price.

The fraud factory is finally being shut down. ↓
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06/03/2026

Spectrum News 1 Capital Region called it a rare defeat for the trial lawyer lobby. Unions, small businesses, nonprofits, and local governments all backed the changes. New York's state budget includes a package of auto insurance reforms that independent analysts project will reduce premiums by 10%.

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05/29/2026

New York's budget deal includes auto insurance reforms that could cut driver bills by 10%, according to a study by the Citizens Budget Commission. For a $2,000 policy, that is $200 back in your pocket. Governor Hochul made the changes a centerpiece of budget negotiations, targeting fraudulent claims and inflated payouts.

LRANY Executive Director Tom Stebbins called it a hard-fought win backed by unions, nonprofits, small businesses, and local governments.

“So I believe that this is going to put real money back in people’s pockets,” she said at an event in the Big Apple.

05/28/2026

Congratulations to LRANY Executive Director Tom Stebbins for being named among City and State NY's 2026 Nonprofit Trailblazers!

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05/15/2026

A federal judge's words, not ours. A Philadelphia law firm directed accident clients to a preselected network of doctors who generated fraudulent medical records, then used those records to turn minor injuries into million-dollar lawsuits against Uber and FedEx. New York courts are seeing the same playbook. A federal court ruling this week says these allegations are credible enough to move forward with the lawsuit.

Every fraudulent claim has a price. In New York, drivers and businesses are the ones paying it.