In a veto memo, Hochul said she favors changing the statute but the bill lawmakers sent her had the "potential for significant unintended consequences."
ALBANY - For the second time in as many years, Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed legislation that would have allowed wrongful death lawsuits to allow claims for emotional damage, rather
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has again vetoed legislation that would have changed the state’s wrongful death statute by letting families recover damages for emotional suffering from the death of a loved one.