By Abdul Somad Kamis, 29 Oktober 2020 Business Interruption Coverage COVID-19 Direct Physical Loss Virus Exclusion *** COVID-19 BI LITIGATION RULINGS BY THE NUMBERS *** (through Oct. 29, 2020) I have seen a "scorecard that, together with the cases that I and others on LinkedIn have reported , tallies the COVID-19 business inte...
By Abdul Somad Senin, 26 Oktober 2020 Toll or Suspension -- What's Due on November 4th? I am beginning to question my office's present position on whether New York Executive Order § 202.8 and its subsequent extensions opera...
By Abdul Somad Oktober 26, 2020 Fraud No-Fault Preliminary Injunction RICO Stay of Arbitration Unjust Enrichment What Is New York's No-Fault Scheme Ill-Equipped to Handle? (The right answer is not "claims".) NO-FAULT – RICO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION – PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION STAYING COLLATERAL ARBITRATIONS & LITIGATION – MOTION TO DISMISS GEICO v...
By Abdul Somad Oktober 26, 2020 Grammar What Should a Lawyer Sound Like? (Hint: Never use four words when three will do.) No, this is not the set up to another lawyer joke. And I'm not asking for a friend. On my LinkedIn account I recently shared Inc. Ma...
By Abdul Somad Selasa, 06 Oktober 2020 Contractual Suit Limitations Period COVID-19 Statute of Limitations This Is Your Last Tolling! -- Executive Order No. 202.67 Extends COVID-19 Tolling of Procedural Time Limits Through November 4, 2020 For the sixth time since New York's COVID-19 toll of "any specific time limit for the commencement, filing, or service of any leg...
By Abdul Somad Rabu, 30 September 2020 "Insured" "Uninsured Motor Vehicle" Auto Stay of Arbitration When You Is an It AUTO – UM COVERAGE – "INSURED" – STAY OF UM ARBITRATION State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Sanchez (Sup. Ct., NY Co., 8/3/2020) S...
By Abdul Somad Jumat, 04 September 2020 Contractual Suit Limitations Period COVID-19 Statute of Limitations Another (x5) 30 Days in the Toll -- Executive Order No. 202.60 Continues COVID-19 Tolling of Procedural Time Limits Through October 4, 2020 At least the Governor's office didn't wait until tomorrow morning at 6:11 AM this time. For the fifth time since New York's ...