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Kathy Hochul: “We have liability laws that are unlike any others.”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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Published March 25, 2026 | Video Starts at 31:50

And I've heard worse stories than that. And it's $1,500 more than the next states around us. Why? Why? Because We have liability laws that are unlike any others. And they're just letting people who monetize this, who make a lot of money off these cases that they're bringing to court. And you know what? (31:50–31:55)

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Asserts that New York's liability laws are unique compared to other states.

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