City spent more than $1B on lawsuit payouts
(New York Post Local News)

City payouts on lawsuits and claims have topped $1 billion a year. The city doled out the staggering sum in settlements and judgments in fiscal year 2016, with payments for injuries and other damages rising by 7 percent over the prior fiscal year, city Comptroller Scott Stringer reports. Nearly 10,000 tort claimants received $629.5 million...