Consumer Protection Unit
After NYLAG Advocacy, Office of Court Administration Issues Guidance Clarifying Consumers’ Right to 2% Post-Judgment Interest
After more than a year of advocacy from NYLAG and partner organizations, the NYS Office of Court Administration has issued guidance that will provide critical ...
Read More →
Impact Litigation
NYLAG Assists Former ASA College Nursing Students Applying for Borrower Defense Loan Discharge
NYLAG's Special Litigation Unit (SLU) worked with several former students of ASA College, a now-defunct predatory for-profit school, to submit Borrower Defense loan discharge applications. ...
Read More →
Impact Litigation News
NYLAG Obtains FOIA Response About SSA’s Proposed Payroll Information Exchange with Equifax
After NYLAG filed a FOIA lawsuit, SSA produced the contract it had entered into with Equifax, pricing tables, an addendum which outlined the specific standards ...
Read More →
Consumer Rights
USA TODAY: Biden administration extends student loan relief talks after mounting pressure
The US DOE has added a fourth negotiation session on student loan relief for borrowers with financial hardship, in part thanks to a letter from ...
Read More →
Consumer Rights
Student Debt Relief Negotiators Send Letter to Department of Education Seeking Additional Negotiations on Financial Hardship Debt Cancellation
Negotiators from the Fall 2023 Student Loan Debt Relief Negotiated Rulemaking sent a letter to the US Department of Education asking the Department to convene ...
Read More →
Impact Litigation News
Business Insider: Student-loan borrowers experiencing hardship need another shot at being included in Biden’s second attempt at debt cancellation, 67 advocacy groups say
In a recent interview with Business Insider, Jessica Ranucci, a supervising attorney for NYLAG’s Special Litigation unit and a negotiator on the committee spoke about ...
Read More →
Government Benefits
AP News: New York City faulted for delays in getting emergency food aid to struggling families
Too many struggling families are at a standstill and enduring unacceptable wait times for their emergency food and cash aid. NYLAG was mentioned in AP ...
Read More →
Impact Litigation News
Nationwide Settlement Grants Millions of Dollars to SSI Beneficiaries Harmed During Pandemic
Settlement Comes After Class Action Lawsuit Filed by NYLAG, Justice in Aging, and Arnold & Porter Alleged that Pandemic-Related Administrative Errors and Shutdowns led the ...
Read More →
Consumer Protection Unit
NYLAG’S Jessica Ranucci Receives National Recognition for Consumer Protection Work
The National Consumer Law Center’s Partners Council selected the Impact Litigation attorney as a 2023 Rising Star for her work taking on predatory, for-profit schools and ...
Read More →
Impact Litigation
Settlement in Amin v. Kijakazi
On April 3, 2023, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York approved a settlement agreement in Amin v. Kijakazi, 15-cv-07429 ...
Read More →
