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May 15, 2014 |

Causes of Action Over Property Insurance Coverage

Jason L. Shaw writes: Rarely do lawyers have the benefit of a decision that is a primer on permissible causes of action arising from property insurance coverage disputes. Justice Carolyn Demarest recently issued such a decision, clearly and concisely addressing each issue raised by the defendants.
10 minute read
March 21, 2014 |

Lawyer Protests Assembly's Hiring of Former COA Judge

An attorney for an Assemblyman accused of sexual harassment has asked the designated hearing officer—retired Court of Appeals Judge Howard Levine—to recuse himself because the firm where Levine works is a major player in Albany politics and lobbying.
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March 04, 2014 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Lawyer Analyzes New York Court of Appeals’ New K2 Decision

Jason L. Shaw, a partner of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna in Albany and a member of the executive committee of the New York State Bar Association Tort…
1 minute read
March 03, 2014 |

Law Before 2013 'K2' Insurance Decision Reinstated

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner Jason L. Shaw analyzes the Court of Appeals' recent decisions that eliminated a judicial economy rule the court had created only eight months earlier, allowing liability carriers to breathe a sigh of relief, and took a small bite out of the contractual two-year lawsuit limitations period in New York fire insurance policies.
11 minute read
January 23, 2014 |

Assemblyman Sanctions for Harassment to Be Reviewed

Former state Court of Appeals judge Howard Levine will review findings by the state Assembly Ethics and Guidance Committee against Assemblyman Micah Kellner for sexually harassing a staffer.
1 minute read
November 05, 2013 |

State Bar Delays Commentary to Protest OCA Pro Bono Rules

The House of Delegates, the 77,000-member state bar's policy-setting body, took the unusual step of voting down a revision of the commentary to inform lawyers of their obligations under the pro bono changes to protest the imposition of the higher standards and to consider legal action against the new rules.
6 minute read
January 11, 2013 |

Q&A: John Dunne

In the corridors of the New York state Capitol, John Dunne is recalled with a respect bordering on reverence, and often viewed as a rare statesman in a Legislature that has become synonymous with acrimony and dysfunction. Here, he discusses his work at the civil rights bureau at the DOJ and the fight to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws he had originally supported.
10 minute read
October 17, 2002 |

Lobbying Firms Trade Capitals

An Albany, N.Y., law firm's establishment of a lobbying base in Washington, D.C., and a Washington law firm's links to a lobbying enterprise in Albany exemplify a new trend toward cross-pollination between the two capitals. The moves illustrate a more sophisticated approach to lobbying, in which firms seek to provide clients not only with influence, but guidance through the sometimes unintelligible maze of public policy.
5 minute read
April 23, 2002 |

Firm Tests Waters With Environmental Consulting

ALBANY In years of defending clients in environmental actions, the Albany law firm Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna LLP has witnessed a recurring problem: While it may have helped solve the tip-of-the-iceberg civil or criminal enforcement matter, future headaches frequently lurked just below the surface.
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August 18, 2005 |

Obituary: Melvin H. Osterman

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