New York regulators have been reviewing aspects of the title insurance business for more than a year.

The state is satisfied with this outcome. This brings closure to a long-standing case.

The state settled for $37,500. There's not an admission of liability on the part of the state.

Essentially what we're talking about here is moving mud. We want them to do a good job and do it carefully and do it safely. But we're not talking about building a research station on the moon or building a floating platform in the middle of the ocean or building a nuclear power plant.

As the state Department of Health has existing links to pharmacies, it would be most efficient to house and administer the site there. However, the attorney general's office welcomes the opportunity to provide this necessary service to the people of New York.

UPS is such a large (shipping) player that it made sense to us, if we're trying to bring the shipping industry in line with state and federal laws, if you have UPS on your side, you are closer to achieving that goal.

We're talking about moving mud from a river, straining toxins from it and either putting that mud back into the river or disposing of it properly. In the grand scheme of things, we're talking about relatively low-level technology.

We would act as the attorney for the DEC if they asked us to, since they are the state agency with environmental jurisdiction. However, nothing of that nature -- as of yet -- has been asked of us.

We're not sure how we can do that legally or logistically. How do we sift through all the claims to determine which ones have merit? We have a process ahead to figure that out.

When it comes to the role of the office, it's very clear. We defend the state.