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Insurers Allege Fraud by Reinsurer’s Accountant
By Lawrence N. Rogak. A suit against accounting firm KPMG alleged that the firm aided its clients in defrauding third parties, which had been partially dismissed, has been revived by the Appellate Division, First Department. In Bankers Conseco Life Ins. Co. v. KPMG...
HOT TOPICS – Baby You Can Drive My Car: Product Liability Exposure in the Age of Self-Driving Vehicles
By Kenneth A. Krajewski. “The intersection of law, politics, and technology is going to force a lot of good thinking.” – Bill Gates. As the world continues to make leaps in technological advances, the law must deal with innovations’ effects....
PMT Always on Your Side – Our Commitment to Constant Learning and Continuing Education
By Jeffrey T. Miller. One of the ways PMT is Always on Your Side is by serving as your trusted adviser and counselor. We believe that we are charged with the duty to keep our insurance carriers, adjusters, and clients informed and advised of changes in the law and how...
PMT Delivers a Win – “I Don’t Know”: Exposing Meritless Lawsuit with Plaintiff’s Own Words
By Jeffrey T. Miller Court: Supreme Court of the State of New York, Rockland County Judge: Hon. Rolf Thorsen Case Type: Slip and Fall Caption: Martinez v. Inserra Supermarkets, Inc Index No.: 36398/13 Decision Date: November 1, 2018 Decision: Summary Judgment Affirmed...
HOT TOPICS – Workers’ Compensation and COVID-19: A Spike in Cases, a Rise in Claims
By Charlene Stewart Barnaba and Anthony M. Napoli. As businesses and employers navigate this “new normal,” developing policies and procedures to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus, employees are split between the need to return to work to generate an...
The PMT Advantage – Our Strength Is Our Diversity
By Jeffrey T. Miller. Inclusion is an essential value of how we do business. We are committed to recruiting, developing, retaining, and promoting talented lawyers and staff with diverse backgrounds, cultures, beliefs, and preferences throughout our ten offices in...
Jury Trials and Jury Service Suspended in New York Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases
PMT continues to track events of importance to our business partners. On November 13, 2020, New York State’s Chief Administrative Judge issued a directive revising statewide operational practices in all trial courts throughout the state that will effectively...
Case by Case: Veterinarians Face New Liability Rule for Animal Attacks
By Lawrence N. Rogak. New York’s Court of Appeals established a new rule as of October 22nd, 2020 for the liability of veterinarians for animal attacks which occur in their facilities: that a court or jury must determine whether they were negligent under the...
Risk Management 2020:
Hot Topics and Cool Solutions
Pillinger Miller Tarallo and St. John’s Tobin Center for Executive Education, its Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science (GSRM) proudly present our inaugural conference: Risk Management 2020: Hot Topics and Cool Solutions. In...
Battle Tough and Trial Ready: PMT Gets Another Defense Verdict
By Jeffrey T. Miller. Court: Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge: Susan I. Schulman Case Type: Slip and Fall/Construction Caption: Hillary Jay v. Tony DePaul & Son Index No.: 1906-07026 Decision Date: October 1, 2020 Decision: Defense Verdict Like everyone...