New York Law Journal | Analysis
By David M. Barshay and Steven J. Neuwirth | April 12, 2024
Motorized scooters, mopeds and E-bikes are becoming more popular in both New York state and nationally. Several pieces of legislation have been passed allowing or expanding the use of lower speed E-bikes and E-scooters. Yet, the convenience and affordability also comes with a price in the form of injuries, sometimes fatal.
By Brian Lee | April 10, 2024
Noel Francisco, a former U.S. solicitor general, and partner-in-charge at Jones Day's Washington, D.C. office is set to argue on behalf of the coalition, while New York Assistant Solicitor General Laura Etlinger will argue for the New York State Department of Financial Services' 2017 regulation.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Howard B. Epstein and Theodore A. Keyes | April 10, 2024
While RWI policies are manuscripted policies separately negotiated for each transaction, the vast majority contain arbitration clauses, meaning that claim disputes are resolved privately without published court rulings. The recent ruling in 'Novolex Holdings v. Illinois Union Insurance' sheds some light on one of these claim disputes, while also providing important lessons for insurers and M&A practitioners.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael A. Sirignano and Sean Gorton | March 7, 2024
The final two defendants in 'United States v. Pierre' pled guilty to charges stemming from their involvement in an insurance fraud scheme. Pending sentencing, the guilty pleas conclude a two-year prosecution that exposed a scheme to hijack New York's no-fault insurance system for personal profit.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Howard B. Epstein and Theodore A. Keyes | January 25, 2024
D&O liability insurance policies provide coverage for claims arising out of wrongful acts committed by directors or officers of the insured entity—that is their insured capacity. By contrast, in policies where insured capacity is addressed by exclusion, the outside capacity exclusion will bar coverage for loss arising from claims relating to an insured person's conduct in any capacity other than as a director or officer of the insured entity.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Laura B. Dowgin and Thomas J. Maroney | January 24, 2024
In this article, Laura B. Dowgin and Thomas J. Maroney discuss the 'Burlington Insurance v. NYC Transit Authority' case and how case law regarding the duty to defend has been affected since the decision.
By Brian Lee | January 3, 2024
The Court of Appeals' ruling is expected to have broad implications not just for New York—one of the hardest hit states during the pandemic—but nationally, since the court's interpretation of the policy language could impact how other courts rule on pandemic-related business interruption disputes.
By Emily Saul | December 18, 2023
Chubb-affiliated insurance companies sued in June, seeking to limit their coverage obligations. But Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Suzanne Adams on Dec. 15 dismissed the lawsuit, stating it was "obvious" the claims were covered under the insurance policies.
By Kirti Reddy and Theresa DeAngelis | December 12, 2023
A discussion of several state-level changes related to the False Claims Act, specifically how NY has amended its overpayment process and changed how they're processing claims.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Howard B. Epstein and Theodore A. Keyes | November 15, 2023
Every now and then, an insurance product emerges that addresses risks in a manner that facilitates transactions such that the product becomes a regular part of the dealmaker's toolkit. While judgment preservation insurance may not have the impact that RWI has had, its increasing popularity suggests that insureds are discovering that JPI is a very useful tool to mitigate risk.
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