Our members are already seriously impacted by high liability insurance costs for equine and U-pick operations. Any effort to increase these costs will be devastating for the entire State. Every sector in New York State is affected by the threat of virtually open-ended liability created by the current tort laws. Although this bill did not specifically target agriculture, its enactment would increase the prevalence of lawsuits, which in turn will increase medical malpractice insurance costs for doctors and hospitals. As a result, already astronomical health insurance costs will increase for farmers and non-farmers alike.
Small businesses are extremely important to New York State.
The vetoing of this bill is a great step toward further improvement of the business climate in New York State. Its members and the public know the organization as The Voice of Agriculture. New York Farm Bureau is dedicated to solving the economic and public policy issues challenging the agricultural community.