By Kenneth A. Krajewski. On September 29, 2020, New York’s Unified Court System Chief Administrative Judge, Lawrence K. Marks, issued a Memorandum to the presiding and administrative judges of the...
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All Your Fault: Iconic Department Store Blames Insurers as It Files for Bankruptcy and Closes Down
By Jeffrey T. Miller. The pandemic has not been kind to retailers as we all know. Because of the dearth of shoppers, numerous well-known retailers such as Lord & Taylors, Neiman Marcus, Pier 1,...
HOT TOPICS – An Ounce of Prevention: Premises Liability in the COVID-19 Era and What Commercial Property Owners Need to Know
By Jeffrey T. Miller. As COVID-19 rapidly swept the nation, closing the doors of thousands of businesses since March, owners are anxious to flick on their “OPEN” signs and return to work after...
Case by Case: Recent Court of Appeals Decision – Labor Law: Maybe Things Aren’t Changing After All
By Marc H. Pillinger. The Court of Appeals in the case of Bianca-Neto v. Boston Road II Housing Development Fund Corp., 34 N.Y.3d 1166, 121 N.Y.S.3d 753 (2020), in a 4/3 decision, has arguably used...
The PMT Advantage – Six PMT Attorneys Acknowledged for a High Degree of Peer Recognition and Professional Achievement
What does it mean to have The PMT Advantage on your side? Outstanding lawyers. Period. Each PMT attorney selected to a Super Lawyers list has undergone a multi-phase selection process. Six PMT...
New York Workers’ Compensation Board Clarifies: Workers Can Receive Compensation Benefits if They Get COVID-19 While Working
By Anthony M. Napoli. The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has issued guidance and clarified that a worker who contracts COVID-19 while working is entitled to Workers’ Compensation...
PMT Delivers a Win – Snow, Shortcuts and Accidents
By Anthony M. Napoli. Court: Supreme Court, State of New York Dutchess County Judge: Hon. Hal B. Greenwald Case Type: Slip and Fall Caption: Adami v. Ridgefield Apartment Associates, LLC Index No.:...
Look What We Found: Legislature Revises Immunity Provisions for Health Care Facilities
By Jeffrey T. Miller. We recently told you about a limitation of liability provision for hospitals and nursing homes that was inserted into the last New York State budget. This provision granted...
PMT Special Report: Jeff Miller, Doing What PMT Does Best – 24 out of 25 Cases Settled at Mediation Days
By Jeffrey T. Miller. While some things in the Insurance industry slowed down during the pandemic, here at PMT we were racing ahead working on a challenge by one of our carriers. Our carrier asked...
Look What We Found: Liability Shield Added Into New York State Budget for Hospitals and Nursing Homes for COVID-19
By Jeffrey T. Miller. Although every industry wants immunity from liability, the hospital and nursing home industry got just that in the latest New York State budget bill. After months of lobbying...