There has been much commentary suggesting that there has been a radical change in New York insurance law based on the New York Court of Appeals’ decision in K2 Inv. Group LLC v. American Guar. & Liab. Ins. Co., 2013 N.Y. Slip Op 4270 (N.Y. June 11, 2013). According to that view, the court imported […]

There has been much commentary suggesting that there has been a radical change in New York insurance law based on the New York Court of Appeals’ decision in K2 Inv. Group. According to that view, the court imported into New York law a small minority, and highly criticized, rule known alternatively as “coverage by estoppel,” or “the Illinois estoppel doctrine.”

The firm successfully obtained dismissal of alter ego and “piercing the corporate veil” claims in a royalty dispute involving digital converter boxes.

The firm recently obtained a ruling, dismissing an action that had been brought by a condominium association, against Mt. Hawley Insurance Company under a policy issued to the Project Developer.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 18, 1946, John J. Witmeyer III died at his home in Manhattan after a year-long battle with cancer. He was the son of John J. Witmeyer Jr., a decorated World War II veteran, and the late Thais Witmeyer.