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NYers To Receive Cut Of $4.8M Settlement With SmileDirectClub Over Improper Billing NYers To Receive Cut Of $4.8M Settlement With SmileDirectClub Over Improper Billing
NYers To Receive Cut Of $4.8M Settlement With SmileDirectClub Over Improper Billing Thousands of New Yorkers will benefit from a $4.8 million settlement with the now-defunct SmileDirectClub over improper billing practices. The former Nashville, Tennessee-based teledentistry company agreed to the move after it continued to charge more than 28,000 consumers despite filing for bankruptcy and stopping services in September 2023. Multiple complaints were filed with the New York State Office of the Attorney General (OAG) after consumers were told to keep making monthly installment payments despite no longer receiving aligner treatment. In December 2023, OAG sent a cease-and-de…

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
10th Cuomo Accuser Says Others Called Her His 'New Girlfriend' After He Toured Flood Damage 10th Cuomo Accuser Says Others Called Her His 'New Girlfriend' After He Toured Flood Damage
10th Cuomo Accuser Says Others Called Her His 'New Girlfriend' After He Toured Flood Damage A 10th woman has come forward to accuse New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual misconduct, alleging that he forcefully kissed her on both cheeks when first meeting her while assessing flood damage in upstate homes four years ago. Sherry Vill said that in May 2017, Cuomo toured homes that were damaged by flooding from Lake Ontario in Greece, New York with other local officials accompanying them and witnessing the uncomfortable introduction where he grabbed her and laid one on each cheek before moving on. In a news conference held by attorney Gloria Allred on Monday, March 29, Vill said that at…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Dies After Police-Involved Shooting In Westchester Man Dies After Police-Involved Shooting In Westchester
Man Dies After Police-Involved Shooting In Westchester Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Police-Involved Shooting A suspect fleeing on foot after a traffic stop was shot and killed by a police officer in Westchester County after the man allegedly pointed a gun. It happened on Friday, June 5 just before 11 p.m. That's when two uniformed New Rochelle police officers conducted the stop of the vehicle, whose driver had committed several vehicle and traffic law violations, said Captain Cosma Costa of the New Rochelle PD. The stop was conducted in the area of Potter Avenue and Pierce Street.  I…

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by Joe Lombardi