By Lawrence N. Rogak. In 1633, Galileo was summoned by the Inquisition to answer a charge of heresy based on his teachings that the Earth moved around the Sun. This belief was contrary to the...
By Thomas M. Bona. What does it mean to have PMT always on your side? Industry leadership. We are not content to sit on the sidelines. PMT speaks up about current issues and trends affecting our...
By Lawrence N. Rogak. The statutory rate of interest on judgments in New York is 9% annually (CPLR 5004). The interest rate on unpaid NY PIP bills is 24% annually (Insurance Law 5106(a)). So if a...
By Richard J. Freire. Court: Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County, Brooklyn Judge: The Honorable Rosemarie Montalbano Case Type: Premises/Negligence Caption: D.A., et al. v. The...
“From Where I Sit” is an insider’s conversation with Marc H. Pillinger. Marc is an executive partner at Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP and one of its three founding partners. ...
By Marc H. Pillinger, Jeffrey T. Miller and Jeffrey D. Schulman. What makes PMT your trusted advisor? We put your interests first. We always look at what we do from your perspective and aim to find...
By Thomas M. Bona and Neil L. Sambursky. Some laws last forever, and other laws only seem that way. New York’s law concerning damages for a wrongful death was enacted over 150 years ago and remained...
By Marc H. Pillinger. We have always advised our carriers to disclaim coverage “as soon as practicable” and not rely on Reservation of Rights letters when dealing with insurance coverage matters...
By Jeffrey D. Schulman and Ernest J. Bernabei III. When the Masks Come Off, and the Construction Lights Come on; What Employers Should Prepare For. In the first two days of his presidency, Joe Biden...
By Lawrence N. Rogak. New York’s Court of Appeals examined a novel question presented to it by a Federal Appeals Court: what is the effect of a judgment in small claims court in subsequent...