Victoria Wickman, President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA), attended a benefit dinner for New Yorkers Against Gun Violence on
Rep Goldman, Eddy Steinberg, Rep Jeffries, Victoria Wickman, Andrew Finkelstein at the New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Dinner.to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!
In her remarks, Wickman urged Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the Grieving Families Act, a proposed reform aimed at updating the state’s outdated wrongful death law. Yanely Henriquez, the mother of 16-year-old Angellyh Yambo, who was killed by a ghost gun in 2021 in the Bronx, said, “Gov. Hochul, you must sign the Grieving Families Act, allow us to bring wrongful death claims against the manufacturers of these dangerous, untraceable weapons, and deliver long-awaited justice.
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