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PMT Always on Your Side:
Industry Leadership
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 industry and advocates to advance the insurance industry’s...
Interest on NY No-Fault Judgments Is 24%, Even if Plaintiff Delays Enforcement
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 plaintiff gets a PIP judgment and waits a long time before attempting...
PMT Quick Exit: PMT Delivers Pre-Deposition Dismissal in Brooklyn
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 City of New York, et al. Index No.: 518686/2019 Decision Date: June 30,...
“From Where I Sit” An Insider Perspective: Interview with Marc H. Pillinger
“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. Listen to the “PMT Podcast” HERE and on Spotify or click below....
The PMT Advantage – Your Trusted Advisor
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 ways to benefit you and your business – this is the foundation...
On The Horizon? New York Legislature Considers Drastic Change to Wrongful Death Damages
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 in place. One of the keystone elements of this law is that it does...
Case by Case: 30 Day Rule for Disclaimers, Maybe Not So Much
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 (these do not protect your right to a disclaimer of liability or denial...
HOT TOPICS – Labor Law: When the Masks Come Off
By Jeffrey D. Schulman. 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 signed several Executive Orders. One Order directed the Occupational Safety and Health...
Case by Case: New York’s Top Court Rules on Effect of Small Claims Judgments
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 litigation between the same parties on the same issues? The answer is...
PMT Annual Golf Outing Benefiting The Andrew Alati Foundation
PMT would like to thank everyone who participated in our outing on May 13th at New York Country Club After having to postpone our outing last year, people came out in force to support The Andrew Alati Foundation! This year we raised over $40,000 for the Foundation! We...