New York’s business groups are going to war with state Attorney General Letitia James, launching a lobbying blitz against her sweeping legislation to tighten consumer protections that they claim will be a feast for greedy lawyers to threaten and bury companies with “legal shakedowns.”
Letitia James’ pro-consumer push could spark ‘legal shakedowns’ and boost greedy lawyers, businesses say
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