Edward J. O’Gorman

Associate

Edward J. O’Gorman

Associate

E-mail: eogorman@pmtlawfirm.com
Offices: Elmsford, NY

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Edward specializes in the practice areas of construction occurrences, premises liability and insurance coverage.  He was the first attorney in New York State to prevail in a “trivial sidewalk defect” argument at the appellate level.  He was also the first attorney in New York State to prevail at the appellate level that a pit bull canine breed is not “inherently dangerous.”  Both decisions reversed trial court decisions.

Edward is the author of the 50-state two-volume book published by the International Risk Management Institute (IRMI), Pollution Coverage Issues, and the author of the 50-state three-volume book, Intellectual Property Insurance Coverage Disputes.  He is the author of several insurance coverage articles, including, D&O Coverage of Securities Manipulation Claims: Valuing Subprime Assets In An Illiquid Market (Journal of Securities Law, Regulation & Compliance, Volume Two, Number Four, 2009); Insurance Coverage Disputes Arising From Well Blowouts, Oil & Gas Financial Journal (2008); Safety Net: Business Interruption Insurance Can Help Property Owners Maintain Rental Income, Commercial Investment Real Estate, July-August, 2008.

 

Admissions

Bar
New York

Courts
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

Education

Pace University School of Law, J.D.

Articles by Edward J. O’Gorman

PMT Delivers a Win – Client Freed From Lengthy Lead Litigation by Swift Aggressive Action

By Edward J. O’Gorman and Thomas M. Bona. Court: Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County Judge: The Honorable Francis A. Kahn III Case Type: Lead […]

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Court of Appeals: Showing of absence of comparative negligence not required in moving for summary judgment.

By Edward J O’Gorman and Marc H. Pillinger. On April 3, 2018, New York’s highest state court, in Rodriguez  v. City of New York, 2018 NY Slip Op. 02287, held, in […]

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