City Hall backtracks on claim that 200 new attorneys will fight excessive torts, not Trump

Fuente: New York Post

Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to bolster the ranks of the city Law Department, painting the proposed hiring spree as a way to fend off financially crushing personal injury cases. “We are also adding 200 lawyers to the Law Department to reduce tort liability, which we anticipate will yield $125 million in savings in fiscal year 2027 alone,” Mamdani said Tuesday while unveiling his $127 billion preliminary budget proposal. But City Hall backtracked Wednesday on the mayor’s statement, telling The Post that the new lawyers will not just be for torts, but “spread around different areas.