A July 2026 article from Law.com highlights insights from Andrew Finkelstein, who serves as Managing Partner of Jacoby & Meyers and heads the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, on the state’s newly passed injury laws.
The piece examines a significant shift in how New York handles accident claims. The state now follows a 51% fault standard, which means anyone found mostly to blame for their own accident is barred from collecting any compensation.
Finkelstein cautions in the article that these changes hand insurers new tools to stall and reject claims brought by injured victims. He made clear that the Trial Lawyers Association is prepared to pursue every available legal avenue to defend New Yorkers’ right to their day in court. And he posed an important question for the public: will these reforms actually lower premiums, or will drivers end up sacrificing valuable legal protections while insurance companies carry on as usual?
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