Today’s New York Times reports on the troubling trend of donations to AG candidate Kathleen Rice from individuals and organizations connected to Weitz & Luxenberg — known here in the Capitol as “Speaker Silver’s law firm.” Note, also, the quote from NYLR:  Jon Pierce, a spokesman for New Yorkers for Lawsuit Reform, an advocacy group [...]

Company:  New Yorkers for Lawsuit Reform Location:  Albany, NY Position: Executive Director, New Yorkers for Lawsuit Reform, a broad-based coalition that seeks to implement comprehensive tort reform in the State of New York (nylawsuitreform.org/ ). Duties:  Define the agenda and gain buy-in from stakeholders for comprehensive tort reform.  Present multi-year strategic plans to meet stated objectives [...]