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Judge Rules Insurer's Failure To Pay Initial Repair Costs, Estops Its Defense On Replacement Value Claim; Jury Rejects Arson All
Jury Awards $1.2 M In Water Damage Claim; Finds Insurer Acted In Bad Faith---November 12, 2003
Property Damage Claims, Business Interruption Claims And Presenting The Claim
New Developments in Business Interruption Litigation
When War Is Not War
Jury Awards Over $1 Million On Finding "Bad Faith" by Insurer In Handling Of Residential Fire Claim---May 16, 1998
Extra Damage Award Allowed For Insurer's Delay---May 1998
N.Y. Appellate Court Rules City Order to Vacate Fire-Damaged Building Not a Cause of A Business Interruption Loss---May 1998
Insurer's Effort to Deny Coverage is Rebuffed---April 1998
Arson Trial Clears Owner---March 23, 1996
Conn. Jury Rejects Misrepresentation, Arson Defenses---May 1996
Suit Over Guaranteed Replacement Cost Policies Concludes; Total Settlements Reach $8.5 Million---August 1995
Federal Appeals Court Rules Claim Repudiation by Insurer Waived Required Proof of Loss Submission---March 1995
Insurer Held to Bear Burden in Challenge of Proofs of Loss; Ambiguity is Cited---June 1993
N.Y. Court of Appeals Overrules 1901 Doctrine: Decision Holds Proofs of Loss in Mail Before 60-Day Deadline Meets Test of 'Furni
Status of "Valued Policy" Upheld By Court Despite Failure To Sum Up Items---June 20, 1992
Chubb Agrees to $1 Million Settlement on Fire Loss After Six days of Trial---August 1990
Insurer Pays $1.2 Million For Jewelers Block Burglary Loss Before Trial Ends---December 9, 1989
Insurer Settles Building fire Loss at Full Value; Had Raised Legal Issues---April 1989
Ambiguity in Full Value Fire Policy Endorsement Offsets Listed Limit of Liability
Despite Admitted Falsehood During Arson Probe, Jury Rejects Insurer's 'Material Misrepresentation' Defense
Insurer Fails to Prove Fraud in Burglary Claim; Judge Decides Interest Assessment From Day One
Jury Awards Over $1 Million On Finding 'Bad Faith' by Insurer in Handling of Residential Fire Claim
N.Y. Appellate Court Rules City Order to Vacate Fire-Damaged Building Not a Cause of A Business Interruption Loss
A Key Rule of Insurance Coverage Takes a Wild Ride in the Courts
The Innocent Co-Insured Doctrine
Mealeys Insurance Law Weekly---Arson and Fraud
Post-Loss Indemnity Issues: The Unstable Ground Of Loss Valuation
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Meet our Team
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Dennis T. D'Antonio
Joshua L. Mallin
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Danielle Johnson
Daniel Carlisle
Maria B. Villavicencio
Practice Areas
First Party Property Insurance Coverage
Third Party Insurance Coverage
Property Damage Litigation
Public Adjusters and Brokers
Brokers & Agents / Errors & Omissions
Verdicts
Articles
Judge Rules Insurer's Failure To Pay Initial Repair Costs, Estops Its Defense On Replacement Value Claim; Jury Rejects Arson All
Jury Awards $1.2 M In Water Damage Claim; Finds Insurer Acted In Bad Faith---November 12, 2003
Property Damage Claims, Business Interruption Claims And Presenting The Claim
New Developments in Business Interruption Litigation
When War Is Not War
Jury Awards Over $1 Million On Finding "Bad Faith" by Insurer In Handling Of Residential Fire Claim---May 16, 1998
Extra Damage Award Allowed For Insurer's Delay---May 1998
N.Y. Appellate Court Rules City Order to Vacate Fire-Damaged Building Not a Cause of A Business Interruption Loss---May 1998
Insurer's Effort to Deny Coverage is Rebuffed---April 1998
Arson Trial Clears Owner---March 23, 1996
Conn. Jury Rejects Misrepresentation, Arson Defenses---May 1996
Suit Over Guaranteed Replacement Cost Policies Concludes; Total Settlements Reach $8.5 Million---August 1995
Federal Appeals Court Rules Claim Repudiation by Insurer Waived Required Proof of Loss Submission---March 1995
Insurer Held to Bear Burden in Challenge of Proofs of Loss; Ambiguity is Cited---June 1993
N.Y. Court of Appeals Overrules 1901 Doctrine: Decision Holds Proofs of Loss in Mail Before 60-Day Deadline Meets Test of 'Furni
Status of "Valued Policy" Upheld By Court Despite Failure To Sum Up Items---June 20, 1992
Chubb Agrees to $1 Million Settlement on Fire Loss After Six days of Trial---August 1990
Insurer Pays $1.2 Million For Jewelers Block Burglary Loss Before Trial Ends---December 9, 1989
Insurer Settles Building fire Loss at Full Value; Had Raised Legal Issues---April 1989
Ambiguity in Full Value Fire Policy Endorsement Offsets Listed Limit of Liability
Despite Admitted Falsehood During Arson Probe, Jury Rejects Insurer's 'Material Misrepresentation' Defense
Insurer Fails to Prove Fraud in Burglary Claim; Judge Decides Interest Assessment From Day One
Jury Awards Over $1 Million On Finding 'Bad Faith' by Insurer in Handling of Residential Fire Claim
N.Y. Appellate Court Rules City Order to Vacate Fire-Damaged Building Not a Cause of A Business Interruption Loss
A Key Rule of Insurance Coverage Takes a Wild Ride in the Courts
The Innocent Co-Insured Doctrine
Mealeys Insurance Law Weekly---Arson and Fraud
Post-Loss Indemnity Issues: The Unstable Ground Of Loss Valuation
News
2020
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Despite What Your Insurer Has Told You, COVID-19 May Constitute a Direct Physical Loss
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Second Circuit affirms verdict in warehouse loss against Travelers Insurance Company and confirms damage award of $1.1 million
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Jury returns multimillion dollar verdict against a subsidiary of Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. as a result of the broker's
Court directs verdict in favor of Insurance Agent against Lincoln Benefit Life for unpaid commissions
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Jury Awards Insured $20 million in damages against its former insurance broker
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The Effects of Superstorm Sandy Has Put Insurance in the Forefront of People's Minds Once Again.
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Weg and Myers wins at the Court of Appeals
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Lincoln Benefit Life v. Wilson, No. 17-1341 (8th Cir. 2018)
Warehouse Wines v. Travelers Insurance
PAB v. Seward
Anjay v. Lloyds
Century 21, Inc. v. Diamond State Insurance Company
370 Hamilton Avenue Corp., et al. v. Alied Outdoor Advertising, Inc.
Michael A. Ball et al. v. Allstate Insurance Company
General Star Indemnity Company v. Custom Editions Upholstery Corp.
Andrew Serhofer v. Groman & Wolf, P.C., et al.
Azad anand, et al. v. GA Insurance Company of New York
One Beacon Insurance Company v. Old Williamsburg Candle Corporation
Gold Connection Discount Jewelers, Inc. v. American District Telegraph Company, Inc.
Shalom Toy, Inc., et al. v. Each and Every One of the Members of the New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association, et al. and Matarazzo Blumberg & Associates, P.C.
Automatic Findings, Inc., d/b/a Seidman Metals v. Those Certain Underwriters at Lloyds at London and Elsewhere Subscribing to Jewelers Block Policy No. 243883100
Hartford Fire Insurance Company v. Siegfried Press, Inc., et al.
Shenorock Shore Club, Inc. v. Rollins Agency, Inc.
Rochelle Baerga, etc. v. Transtate Insurance Company
Hartz Mountain Corporation v. Allou distributors, Inc.
Soho Generation of New York, Inc. v. Tri-City Insurance Brokers, Inc., et. al
Daniel Bergman v. Indemnity Insurance Company of North America
In re Petition of John M. Hroncich d/b/a/ Estate Brokerage v. James P. Corcoran, etc., et. al.
Throgs Neck Bagels, Inc., etc. v. GA Insurance Company of New York
L.Z.R. Raphaely Galleries, Inc., etc. v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co., et al.
City Federal Savings Bank v. Richard Reckmeyer
Varda, Inc. v. Insurance Company of North America
Thomas Curran and Denis Connors d/b/a/ Curran & Connors Investment Co., and Curran & Connors, Inc. v. Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Irene Longobardi v. New York Merchant Bakers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Village of Kiryas Joel Local Development Corporation v. Insurance Company of North America
Domino Media, Inc., a dissolved corporation v. Ann Kranis and Richard Kranis
Sonny Mawardi, a/k/a Solomon Mawardi v. New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association
Frederick W. A. Knight v. H.E. Yerkes and Associates, Inc. and Robert Francis O'Leary
Glenna Weissman d/b/a Beneficial Foods; Hong Lily, Inc. v. Galway Construction Corp. et al.; United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Enerton Industries, Inc. and Frigid v. David C. Mack, Acting Administrator of the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Environmental Protection
Pacific Indemnity Company v. Donald Golden
Yorkville of Broadway Inc. v. Allianz Insurance Company
In the Matter of Richard S. Fox, etc. v. James P. Corcoran, etc., et al.
2619 Realty, LLC v. Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Company
Thompson v. Savings Bank Life Insurance Fund
Richard Stevens, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Hickey-Finn & Company, Inc.
375 Riverside Drive Owners, Inc. v. Firemen's Insurance Copmpany of Washington, D.C., Thunderbird Realty Corp., Jadam Equities, and Roxanne Management
Summary-Judgment-Order-4.26.11.pdf
Essex Insuance Company v. Vickers et al.