By Anthony M. Napoli, and Charlene Stewart Barnaba. It’s easy to miss significant and critical new pieces of legislation, especially when the legislature passes a flurry of bills as they rush...
By Jeffrey T. Miller. Court: Appellate Division – Second Department Judges: Colleen Duffy, Sheris Roman, Joseph Maltese, and William Ford Case Type: Auto-Pedestrian Knockdown Caption: Keys v....
By Marc H. Pillinger. In keeping with recent legislative trends, a series of bills championed by the plaintiffs’ bar has passed New York State Legislature and signed by Governor Hochul. One...
By Jeffrey T. Miller. Everywhere you look, there seems to be construction. Construction is on the rise, from new office buildings in Manhattan to the Salina Mixed-Use Redevelopment in Syracuse to...
By Marc H. Pillinger. Many adjusters ask when will trials fully resume with the reported decrease in Pandemic and Omicron statistics. Now we know! In Kings County, pretrial conferences are being...
By Jeffrey T. Miller. At PMT, part of our mission is to educate and teach. We share our wealth of experience and highly specialized knowledge in the law to help our clients make critical decisions...
By Lawrence N. Rogak. New York’s Court of Appeals has ruled that regulatory actions by the SEC against brokerage firms may be covered by their insurance policies, depending on whether those...
By Jeffrey T. Miller. What does every insurance company and claims adjuster want for the holidays? Closed claims! Because of our expertise and experience in settling claims, PMT can help you close...
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 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...