Partner Charles A. Booth writes about The Broad Impact on New York Insurance Law of the New York Court of Appeals’ Recent Ruling in Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. National Union Fire Insurance Co.

Did the Court of Appeals adopt a new draconian penalty regarding when an insurer wrongfully fails to defend, or is the decision issued by the court on June 11, 2013, in K2 Investment Group v. American Guar. & Liab. Ins. a logical application of established New York law to the particular facts of that case? […]

Lawsuits against restaurants for violations of labor laws are on the rise. In this article, Michael L. Anania writes about the Fair Labor Standards Act and local labor laws, and how these laws may affect restaurant owners.

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the decisions of the United States District and Bankruptcy Courts of the Western District of Pennsylvania, which each held that a bankruptcy plan by a now defunct debtor was patently unconfirmable. The Court rejected the plan which was based on a procedure whereby asbestos claimants who used the dispute resolution process set forth in the plan to resolve their claims would give twenty percent of the proceeds from the insurance policies to the Debtor, who would use those proceeds to pay its creditors, specifically, its attorneys.

The New York County Supreme Court granted summary judgment to the firm’s client, The Burlington Insurance Company, upholding Burlington’s classification limitation, and declaring that Burlington did not owe coverage for an underlying accident in which a worker was injured during demolition operations, not carpentry operations.