Senior Partner Patti Potash participated in the New York Bar Association’s Insurance Coverage Update in Uniondale New York on May 11, 2018. She presented on issues related to Excess Coverage, discussing the following topics: Umbrella v. Follow-Form, Obligations between Primary and Excess Insurers; Reporting to Excess; Claims in Excess of […]
Monthly Archives: May 2018
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The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted a Motion for Summary Judgment made by Alexandra E. Rigney, holding that a Classification Limitation unambiguously limited coverage to the insured’s operations classified on the policy. The Court held that the insurer had no obligation to provide either […]
Plaintiff alleged that he sustained injury when he tripped and fell on a drain port in the freezer of the meat department of a supermarket. Our firm argued that summary judgment was appropriate as to our client, who had contracted to provide services at the supermarket as a subcontractor. Partner […]
Partners Wendy Cardali and Stuart Glass won summary judgment dismissing Plaintiff’s claims in a case where plaintiff fell through an opening of an elevated mezzanine during a construction project. Plaintiff suffered extensive facial fractures and deformities, dental injuries, and a traumatic brain injury. The Suffolk County Supreme Court’s decision recited […]
Partner Evan Richman obtained a summary judgment dismissal of Plaintiffs’ Complaint asserting legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty claims against defendant law firm in connection with a number of trusts of which plaintiffs were the beneficiaries. On behalf of defendant law firm, Mr. Richman argued that the Plaintiffs’ claims were […]
Partners Gil Coogler and Alexandra Rigney argued that Defendant breached its contractual obligation to indemnify and procure insurance for Plaintiffs, and sought reimbursement of a settlement amount, as well as attorneys’ fees paid in connection with an underlying personal injury action. At the trial level, the court dismissed Plaintiffs’ breach […]
Partner Stuart Glass obtained summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s Products Liability claims concerning a defective wheelchair. The Court granted the motion on behalf of our client, the wheelchair distributor, based on the arguments concerning the lack of proof as the sale or defect of the product in question. Further, the Court […]
Stuart G. Glass obtained a partial summary judgment on behalf of a scaffold maintenance/training company. Mr. Glass submitted a motion to renew and reargue and a Notice of Appeal. Based on the arguments raised by Mr. Glass, which could have potentially reversed the dismissals obtained by the co-defendants, when the […]
Partner Stuart Glass obtained a defense verdict in Supreme Court Nassau County. Plaintiff claimed that while dining at a Country Club he was struck in the head and shoulder by a 75 pound decorative amusement pole during a holiday party/event. It was claimed that our client had negligently installed the […]
Defendant Insurer moved for summary judgment dismissing the first and fourth causes of actions of the Plaintiff Insured’s complaint, which sought to recover damages for breach of contract (the insurance policy) and specific performance of the contract. The trial court granted the motion and the Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed. […]
In two companion cases, Partner Evan Richman obtained a dismissal of lawsuits brought by estates of deceased tenant/cooperators against the largest Mitchell-Lama cooperative complex to leave the Mitchell-Lama system and then reconstitute as a private cooperative on the ground that Plaintiffs lacked standing to sue. The Appellate Division affirmed, holding […]
In two related cases, Partner Evan Richman obtained dismissal of lawsuits brought by a shareholder against a cooperative alleging breach of contract and seeking reallocation of shares to plaintiff’s apartment and asserting claims for fraud and related declaratory and injunctive relief. A copy of the two decisions can be found […]
Partner Evan Richman obtained dismissal on behalf of Upper East Side cooperative of shareholder’s petition alleging claims of excessive and unreasonable noise and various Building Code violations in shareholder’s apartment and in the building. A copy of the two decisions can be found here: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/3dseries/2015/2015_50264.htm
Of Counsel William Billings obtained an affirmance in the Appellate Division, First Department, of an Order which granted defendants’ motions for summary judgment dismissing the Complaint. Plaintiff sought to recover from Defendant insurance companies and insurance agent the proceeds of two life insurance policies on which she was designated as […]