By Thomas M. Bona. There is a commonly held misconception that defense attorneys don’t want to settle cases. After all, every settled case represents a lost chance to bill and reduces the number of...
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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...
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...
All Your Fault: Iconic Department Store Blames Insurers as It Files for Bankruptcy and Closes Down
By Thomas M. Bona. 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, and...
Employee Privacy during COVID-19 in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York
By Michael Brumbach, Lisa Grandner and Andrew Ho. As America starts to get back to our new “normal”, some employers have already been taking precautions for the reopening of America’s businesses....
Marc Pillinger Joins Esteemed Panelists on The SIP
Marc Pillinger, executive partner at Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP has been a practicing attorney for over 35 years. He is a noteworthy and prominent attorney in the areas of Construction, Labor Law...
Time Is Ticking for TikTok – The Countdown to Change In New York’s Privacy Laws.
By Amanda J. DeFeo and Jeffrey T. Miller. The right of privacy has been called the most esteemed right of a civilized man. This right however, as esteemed as it may be, is facing extinction due to...
PMT Delivers a Win – Careful Reading of Contract Leads to Dismissal of Case
Court: Supreme Court, New York County Judge: Judge John J. Kelley Case Type: Subrogation for Property Damage Caption: Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Company a/s/o 11 East 22nd Street LLC c/o REM...
Unprecedented Business Disruptions Caused by the COVID-19 Crisis
By Daniel O. Dietchweiler and Marc H. Pillinger. Unprecedented business disruptions caused by the COVID-19 crisis have shuttered many non-essential businesses including retail stores, restaurants,...
Case by Case: Auto Policy Held Primary in Construction Accident
By Lawrence N. Rogak. First Mercury Insurance Co. v State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co., 2019 NYSlipOp 51773 (Supreme Court, New York County) (Lebovitz, j) (10/29/2019) In this declaratory judgment...