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New York Appellate Clarifies Interplay Between Graves Amendment and Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 370

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Important news from New York’s Appellate Division. In Second Child v. Edge Auto, Inc., 236 A.D.3d 499 (1st Dep’t 2025), the court addressed the interplay between the Graves Amendment and New York Vehicle & Traffic Law section...more

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Bad Faith No More: New York Courts Shift the Insurance Paradigm

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In this episode of Don't Take No For An Answer, Lynda A. Bennett and Eric Jesse discuss two New York cases that mark a turning point in allowing policyholders to pursue bad faith claims against their insurers. The cases shift...more

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The Expansion of Dog Owner Liability in New York

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In a landmark decision likely to have wide-ranging implications for premises liability claims and insurance defense litigation, the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, has upended decades of precedent in its...more

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New York Appellate Court: Rental Companies Not Statutorily Required to Provide Primary Coverage to Customers

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New York’s state appellate court recently declared rental car companies are not required to provide primary insurance coverage to their rental customers. Instead, the court concluded that New York law requiring the companies...more

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Fraud Doesn’t Pay in New York – February 2025 Update

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As a part of our Quarterly Practice Group Update, we are pleased to produce another installment with examples of our continued success in the area of fraud litigation. The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has...more

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New York Court of Appeals Examines the Enforceability of a Contract’s Two-Year Suit Limitation Period

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In Farage v. Associated Ins. Mgt. Corp., 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 05875 (Nov. 26, 2024) (here), the New York Court of Appeals examined the enforceability of an insurance contract’s two-year suit limitation period. In a 4-3...more

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New York Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Insurers on COVID Coverage

Our February 2023 post “The Commercial Division Rejects Yet Another Insured’s Claim for Coverage for Covid-Related Revenues Losses” left readers wondering whether the New York Court of Appeals would uphold the First...more

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[Webinar] Labor Law Update: Fall 2023 - December 12th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Goldberg Segalla partners Theodore W. Ucinski and Kelly A. McGee will discuss the basics of NY Labor Law §§ 240(1), 241(6), and 200, as well as recent cases of interest from the Court of Appeals and Appellate Division. This...more

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The Commercial Division Rejects Yet Another Insured’s Claim for Coverage for Covid-Related Revenues Losses

Does the business harm caused by COVID-19 qualify as “direct physical loss” for insurance purposes? In Spirit Airlines, Inc. v. American Home Assurance Company, Index No. 655755/2021, Commercial Division Justice Robert R....more

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