No, You May Not Be Excused... Court Denies Insurer's 3211(a)(1)-Based Pre-Answer Motion to Dismiss Declaratory Judgment Action

PERSONAL AUTO  – TEMPORARY SUBSTITUTE AUTO  – NON-OWNED AUTO  – DECLARATORY JUDGMENT ACTION  – MOTION TO DISMISS Bonavita v. Government Empl...

NYSSIU Legal Update 2019-2020 Edition

  LEGAL UPDATE I have been privileged since incorporating the New York State Chapter of Special Investigation Units (NYSSIU) in 1997 to serv...

$7,332.02 a Day -- Bench-Trying a First-Party Property Coverage Dispute

Ever wonder how the non-jury trial of a first-party property coverage dispute plays out in court?  Wonder no more. Christine Wagner's si...

LinkedIn Poll Results on Disclosing Adjuster and Engineer Reports

On July 8th I blogged about this question: Is a New York Property Insurer Obligated to Disclose Copies of Its Adjuster and Expert Reports Pr...

Is a New York Property Insurer Obligated to Disclose Copies of Its Adjuster and Expert Reports Prior to Litigation?

Client's Question: Are we required to provide a copy of our expert’s report to an insured when we send formal denial or after if they re...

When Did the New York Courts Reopen?

A client asked me today when the New York courts “reopened” from their COVID-19 shutdown. After speaking with that client I determined he wa...

For Whom the New York Prescribed Procedural Limitations Period Tolls -- New York Executive Order 202.48

Just shy of 9:00 PM tonight (July 6, 2020), someone using a Ricoh IM C6000  (show  Document Properties ) scanned  Governor Andrew Cuomo'...