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Aghadiunio v. New York Property Insurance Underwriting Ass’n, Index No. 80004/2019 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Jan. 3, 2020) The plaintiff originally sued New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association pro se and filed an amended complaint pro se. Thereafter, an attorney...

Brosamer & Wall, Inc. v. Zurich American Insurance Co.

Brosamer & Wall, Inc. v. Zurich American Insurance Co., No. C 19-01872, 2020 WL 1031139 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 3, 2020) Mound Cotton won a significant victory on behalf of Zurich American Insurance Company in a case brought by its insured, Brosamer & Wall, Inc. The...

Downstairs Cabaret, Inc. v. Wesco Insurance Co.

Downstairs Cabaret, Inc. v. Wesco Insurance Co., 187 A.D.3d 1642 (4th Dep’t 2020) This appeal concerned whether an insurance policy includes coverage for actual loss of business income when the declarations do not contain a limit for such loss, and whether an insurer...

Hayden Asset VIII, LLC v. Public Service Mut. Ins. Co.

Hayden Asset VIII, LLC v. Public Service Mut. Ins. Co., No. 161751/2014, 2020 WL 1275533 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Mar. 11, 2020) In this case, the insured made a claim for water damage as a result of a frozen sprinkler rupture. After the loss, the insured sold the property. A...

Mountain Valley Indemnity Co. v. Hylton

Mountain Valley Indemnity Co. v. Hylton, 2020 NY Slip Op 34347(U) (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Dec. 1, 2020) This case involved an insurance coverage dispute arising out of an underlying action for personal injuries allegedly sustained by the claimant when she tripped and fell on...

Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC v. Greenwich Insurance Co.

Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC v. Greenwich Insurance Co., Index No. 657246/2019 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Sept. 18, 2020) Nearly two years after it was sued in federal court in Maryland, the law firm Napoli Shkolnik reported the suit to its professional liability insurers, Greenwich...

Pacquette v. Tower Insurance Co.

Pacquette v. Tower Insurance Co., Index No. 5001153/19 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 12, 2020) The plaintiffs waited almost four years after a loss to commence an action against their insurer. Tower Insurance Company moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that it was filed...

Pan Am Equities, Inc. v. Lexington Ins. Co.

Pan Am Equities, Inc. v. Lexington Ins. Co., 959 F.3d 671 (5th Cir. 2020) Lexington Insurance Company was involved in a $6.8 million Hurricane Harvey-related dispute regarding the application of a “Named Storm” deductible as opposed to a “Flood” deductible. Pan Am...

Passport Resorts LLC v. AmRisc, LLC

Passport Resorts LLC v. AmRisc, LLC, H046354, 2020 WL 4932287 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 21, 2020) Mound Cotton prevailed on an appeal of the denial of a motion to compel arbitration. The insured operated a luxury hotel in Big Sur, California. In February 2017, severe...

Stein v. National General Insurance Co.

Stein v. National General Insurance Co., 2020 N.Y. Slip Op. 31814(U), 2020 WL 3124237 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. June 9, 2020) This case involved the insured’s claim for water damage to his apartment caused by a broken pipe. After he reported the claim, the insurer, National...

Trim v. New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association

Trim v. New York Property Insurance Underwriting Ass’n, Index No. 718936/2019 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Sept. 23, 2020) The plaintiff sued New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association for additional recovery after NYPIUA paid for damage caused by a covered windstorm. In...

Williams v. New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association

Williams v. New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association, 183 A.D.3d 410 (1st Dep’t 2020) The Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed the grant of summary judgment to New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association, which argued that it had...

193 Hooper Street Condo v. Wesco Insurance Co.

193 Hooper Street Condo v. Wesco Insurance Co., No. 657266/2017, 2020 WL 228355 (N.Y.Sup. Ct. Jan 10, 2020) Pursuant to a first-party property policy, Wesco Insurance Company denied a claim for water damage to a commercial structure. Specifically, the third floor unit...

Same Virus, Different Outcomes

By Kyla Thornton State and federal courts across the country are grappling with insurance coverage litigation, as insureds who suffered business losses due to government-mandated shutdowns look to their property insurers for relief. These cases present the following...

Amy Kallal will moderate a webinar hosted by ARIAS–U.S.: “The Powers of Arbitrators in the Virtual Age and Beyond.”

Amy Kallal will moderate a webinar hosted by ARIAS–U.S.: “The Powers of Arbitrators in the Virtual Age and Beyond.” The panelists are Larry Greengrass, Susan Grondine-Dauwer, and Mark Gurevitz. For more information, please visit...

SEC Regulation Best Interest: A Practical Guide for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

On June 30, 2020 registered securities broker-dealers must begin their compliance with new SEC Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS Relationship Summary/Form ADV Part 3, which were announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2019.[1] These new...

New Developments in Law Firms’ Obligations to Protect Against Data Breaches

In 2018, the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics issued its Formal Opinion 18-483, which outlines a framework for when law firms are ethically obligated to notify clients of data breaches jeopardizing the security of their confidential information....

Preventing Coronavirus Claims: Strategies for Architects and Engineers

This article will consider potential future claims against design professionals that are expected to arise from the Covid-19 pandemic and offer recommendations for how design professionals can prepare now to limit or mitigate their risk. Delay Claims Delay claims...

Is Senator Richard Burr Guilty of Insider Trading under the STOCK Act?

On March 19, 2020, National Public Radio broke the news of a series of suspicious stock trades by U.S. Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a member of the Health and Welfare Committee. On May 14, Burr resigned...

Data Protection: Harmonizing Tensions Between the NAIC’s “Insurance Data Security Law” & Tradition Access-to-Records Provisions

The exchange of personal and business information is the (re)insurance industry’s lifeblood: it is necessary to facilitate accurate and profitable underwriting, proper claims management, and the fulfillment of legal and/or regulatory obligations. Insurers and...

When Should Law Firms Notify Clients About Data Breaches?

Much has been written in recent years about lawyers’ duties to preserve the confidentiality of client information under the rules of professional conduct and to take reasonable precautions to strengthen cybersecurity in order to avoid data breaches. Executing those...

Welcome to our New Partners in our New York Office Eric T. Krejci and Steven P. Nassi

We want to extend a big warm welcome to our new partners in our New York office Eric T. Krejci and Steven P. Nassi. Click their names to view their biographies and learn more about their amazing work.

Partner Matthew Lasky to speak at the Re Underwriting 2020 — Underwriting Fundamentals and Current Issues For the RAA on November 5, 2020

MCWG Partner Matthew Lasky will be a panelist in the ‘Hot Topic Panel – Underwriting in the Time of Covid 19’ at the Re Underwriting 2020 — Underwriting Fundamentals and Current Issues for the Reinsurance Education Institute of the Reinsurance...

Partners Matthew Lasky and Amy Kallal to Present for AIRROC’s Work from Home Webinars on September 29th

Partners Matthew Lasky and Amy Kallal have prepared updates on two key areas for AIRROC’s Work From Home Webinars that they will present on September 29, 2020. To sign up or find out more about the webinars, ‘Vaping: What’s Hiding Behind the Puff of...

200 Court Street LLC v. Wesco

200 Court Street LLC v. Wesco Ins. Co., 2019 WL 3207539, 2019 N.Y. Slip Op. 31945(U) (Queens Co. Sup. Ct. May 20, 2019) This case involved a first-party property insurance dispute in which Wesco Insurance Company denied a claim for wind damage to the façade/roof of a...

2416 Newkirk v. Wesco

2416 Newkirk v. Wesco Ins. Co., Kings Co. Index No. 502342 (New York Co. Sup. Ct. Feb. 28, 2019) This case involved insurance claims for a theft that took place in an apartment located at 2416 Newkirk Avenue, Brooklyn, and a separate claim for costs associated with...

An-Jung v. Rower LLC

An-Jung v. Rower LLC, Index No. 152694/18 (New York Co. Sup. Ct. 2018), rev’d 173 A.D.3d 488 (1st Dep’t 2019) In this negligence and breach of contract action, plaintiff sought damages arising out of alleged excessive and improper billing by defendants over the course...

Bronx 13 Properties LLC v. Wesco

Bronx 13 Properties LLC v. Wesco Ins. Co., Index No. 161411/2015 (New York Co. Sup. Ct. Apr. 4, 2019) In this case the insured landlord sought coverage for the collapse of a bathroom floor that allegedly caused damage to several other floors of an apartment building....

Canale v. Castlepoint

Canale v. Castlepoint Ins. Co., 64 Misc.3d 1208(A), 116 N.Y.S.3d 861 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2019) This case involved a first-party property insurance dispute in which Castlepoint Insurance Company denied a claim for fire damage to a dwelling configured as multiple single-room...

CLMS Management v. Amwins

CLMS Mgmt. Servs. Ltd. P’ship v. Amwins Brokerage of Georgia, LLC, No. 3:19-CV-05785-RBL, 2019 WL 7185547 (W.D. Wash. Dec. 26, 2019) This case concerned the enforcement of an arbitration clause in an insurance policy. The insured, a Washington entity, filed suit in...

Croxton-Narain v. Sterling & Sterling

Croxton-Narain v. Sterling & Sterling, Inc., No. B285240, 2019 WL 1069601 (Cal. Ct. App. Mar. 6, 2019) Plaintiff worked as an executive account assistant for defendant. She suffered an Ischemic attack and missed over a month of work, prior to being returned to her...

Danino v. Great American

Danino v. Fairmont Insurance Brokers, Index No. 157059/2018 (New York Co. Sup. Ct. Sept. 6, 2019) This litigation involved a first-party property insurance claim for interior water damage. The applicable policy allowed the broker to add properties if they met certain...

Eubanks v. NYPIUA

Eubanks v. New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association, Kings Co. Index No. 523461/2017 (NY Sup. Ct. Kings Co. 2019). Plaintiff brought a motion to dismiss two affirmative defenses asserted by New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association in its...

Federal v. Anderson

Fed. Ins. Co. v. Anderson, No. 18-CV-06920-JST, 2019 WL 8128570 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 27, 2019) In this case, the insurer successfully moved to compel an appraisal to establish disputed valuations under its insurance policy. The insureds had purchased a luxury home...

Georgoulis & Associates v. Air Seal

Georgoulis & Associates, PLLC v. Air Seal Insulation Systems, Inc. and Boorom Facilities Solutions, LLC, Case No. 51983/12, N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. Co. (May 8, 2019) A New York trial court dismissed all claims against CNC Coatings Corp. i/s/h/a Air Seal Insulations...

Gold Coast v. Underwriters

Gold Coast Prop. Mgmt. Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, No. 18-CV-23693, 2019 WL 2482058, (S.D. Fla. June 14, 2019), appeal dismissed sub nom. Gold Coast Prop. Mgmt., Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London, No. 19-12720-EE, 2019 WL 5328821...

Gonzalez v. Archer Daniels Midland

Gonzalez v. Archer Daniels Midland Co., No. CUM-L-228-19 (N.J. Super. Ct., Law Div. Nov. 19, 2019) In this products liability action, plaintiff sought to hold Stephan Machinery liable under the New Jersey Product Liability Act, N.J.S.A 2A:58C-1 to -11, for personal...

Great American v. L. Knife & Son

Great American Ins. Co. of NY v. L. Knife & Son, Inc., No. 157164/2013, 2019 WL 529276 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 11, 2019) In granting Great American Insurance Company’s motion to dismiss L. Knife’s counterclaims for attorneys’ fees and other extra-contractual damages,...

Integon v. Chen

Integon Nat’l Ins. Co. v. Chen, 2019 WL 462854, 2019 N.Y. Slip Op. 30286(U) (New York Co. Sup. Ct. Feb 6, 2019) This case involved a third-party liability insurance dispute in which the insureds argued they were entitled to defense and indemnity under their policy for...

Inwood Security v. Wesco

Inwood Security Inc. v. Wesco Ins. Co., Index No. 30443/2017E (Bronx Co. Sup. Ct. Apr. 15, 2019) In this property insurance dispute, while the insured and insurer resided in New York County, and the loss allegedly occurred in New York County, the insured commenced...

Joseph v. NYPIUA

Joseph v. New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association, Index. No. 21862/2015 (NY Sup. Ct. Suffolk Co. 2019) The court granted New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association’sw summary judgment on an alleged vandalism claim filed by a homeowner. The...

Lamonica v. Hartford

Lamonica v. Hartford Ins. Co. of the Midwest, No. 5:19CV78-RH-MJF, 2019 WL 8063350, (N.D. Fla. Nov. 27, 2019) This case concerned a claim for damage to a residential property as a result of Hurricane Michael in October 2018. Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest...

Luna v. Ponce Funeral Homes

Luna v. Ponce Funeral Homes, Inc., 176 A.D.3d 1193 (2019) This case concerned an action for damages for breach of contract and negligence against a funeral home as the result of alleged mishandling of the remains of the plaintiff’s deceased spouse. The defendant...

Peter Max v. Great American

Peter Max v. Great American Security Insurance Company, No. BER-L-7136-18 (N.J. Super. Ct., Law Div., May 21, 2019) In this summary action, the insureds sought judicial review of the terms of an appraisal award that established the amount of loss they sustained as a...

Micle v. MIC

Micle v. MIC Gen. Ins. Corp., 2019 WL 1532685, 2019 NY Slip Op 30840(U) (Queens Co. Sup. Ct. Feb 6, 2019) This case involved a first-party property insurance dispute in which the insurer denied a claim for fire damage to a three-family dwelling. The policy’s...

New Lahori Kabab v. 122-24 Lexington Ave

New Lahori Kabab Inc. v. 122-24 Lexington Ave. Corp., N.Y. Index 653083/2017 (New York Co. Sup. Ct. January 24, 2019) This case involved the insureds’ claim for property damage to their restaurant under a commercial general liability policy issued by Wesco Insurance...

Niagara Bottling v. Zurich

Niagara Bottling, LLC v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co., No. EDCV19113PAKKX, 2019 WL 6729756 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 5, 2019) This suit arose out of Niagara’s $20 million loss from its recall and destruction of bottled water after a test at the water’s source came back positive for...

Park Shore v. General Security

Park Shore Resort Condominium Association, Inc. v. General Security Insurance Company of Arizona, 2:19-cv-125-Ftm-38MRM (M.D. Fla. May 8, 2019) This matter concerned an arbitration regarding a multi-story condominium resort in Naples. While the insured’s public...

Pars Bronx v. Wesco

Pars Bronx Realty, LLC v. Wesco Ins. Co., Index No. 450191/2017 (New York Co. Sup. Ct. June 20, 2019) In this dispute involving a commercial building, the insured sought $2.5 million for property damage and $2.5 million for bad faith. Wesco Insurance Company argued...

Bylykbashi v. Public Service

Bylykbashi v. Public Service Ins. Co., Docket No. 16-6071062 (Conn. Sup. Ct., June 3, 2019) Plaintiff sought $200,000 in damages based on his allegation that the insured premises sustained water damage as a result of roof leaks. Public Service Insurance Company...

The S.O. Beach v. Great American

The S.O. Beach Corp. v. Great American Insurance Company of New York, 791 Fed. Appx. 106 (11th Cir. Oct. 31, 2019) In this case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Great American Insurance...

V & D Properties v. Security National

V & D Properties, LLC v. Security National Ins. Co., Index EFC-2017-1805 (Oswego Co. Sup. Ct. June 7, 2019) This case involved an insurance claim for water damage that occurred in a commercial building located in Oswego, New York, caused by an overflowing floor...

Valdiviezo v. Tower

Valdiviezo v. Tower Ins. Co. of NY, Index No. 150596/2017 (New York Co. Sup. Ct., July 5, 2019). This case involved a first-party property insurance dispute in which the insurer denied a claim for fire damage to a multi-family building. The policy at issue identified...

Weiss v. John Hancock

Samuel Weiss as Trustee of the Agi Weiss Insurance Trust v. John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York, Index No. 035397/2014 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Rockland Cty, Feb. 14, 2019) In this case, the owner of an $8 million life insurance policy brought a declaratory...

Orloff v. AmTrust

Orloff v. AmTrust Financial, Index No. CV-032757-18/K1 (Kings Co. Sup. Ct. Feb. 13, 2019); Wesco Ins. Co. v. King & Associates, Index No. 650212 (New York Co. Sup. Ct. Aug. 20, 2019) Plaintiff Jason Orloff brought an action for breach of contract due to the...

West Hudson v. Chubb

West Hudson Sub Acute Care Center, LLC v. Chubb Group of Insurance Companies and Federal Insurance Company, No. HUD-L-2042-17 (N.J. Super. Ct., Law Div., Oct. 17, 2019) In this case, the court granted summary judgment in favor of Federal Insurance Company, finding no...

White Eagle v. Amrisc

White Eagle Prop. Grp., LLC v. Amrisc, LLC, No. 619CV335ORL31DCI, 2019 WL 2337005 (M.D. Fla. June 3, 2019) This matter involved the arbitration of a claim for alleged damage to a residential rental complex in Winter Springs, Florida caused by Hurricane Irma. The...

William v. NYPIUA

Williams v. New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association, New York Co. Index No. 151083/2014 (NY Sup. Ct. New York Co. 2019) This case involved the failure of the insured to allow an inspection of his premises. The insured requested an increase in coverage and...

Williams v. Waypoint

Williams v. Waypoint Resource Group, LLC, No. 18CV4921ARRRML, 2019 WL 1368998 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 26, 2019) In this class action lawsuit filed under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, plaintiff alleged that a debt collection letter sent to her violated the act because...

Partner Costantino Suriano was organizer and Speaker at the Fourth Annual LEA – St. John’s Greenberg School of Risk Mangement seminar for top students

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Our partner Costantino Suriano was instrumental in speaking at and organizing with the leadership of the Loss Executive Association and other prominent industry professionals, the Fourth Annual LEA – St. John’s Greenberg School of Risk Mangement (“SRM”) seminar...

Partner Matthew Lasky’s article “Data Protection: Harmonizing Tensions Between the NAIC’s ‘Insurance Data Security Law’ & Traditional Access-To-Records Provisions” was Published in the Journal of Reinsurance 2020

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Our Partner Matthew Lasky’s article “Data Protection: Harmonizing Tensions Between the NAIC’s ‘Insurance Data Security Law’ & Traditional Access-To-Records Provisions” was Published in the Journal of Reinsurance 2020, Volume 27,...

Partner Barry Temkin to Speak at the New York State Bar Association program on “Securities Arbitration 2020: Deep Dive.”

Partner Barry Temkin will be speaking on March 6 at the New York State Bar Association program on “Securities Arbitration 2020: Deep Dive.” See attached brochure for more information.

Partner Barry Temkin quoted in Investment News Article “Finra fines Prudential $1 million over inaccurate retirement-plan information”

News, Articles, 2020

Partner Barry Temkin is quoted in an Investment News article about FINRA’s recent enforcement action against Prudential Investment Management Services regarding inaccurate retirement plan disclosures. To view this article please click below.

MCWG will once again sponsor, and this year defend its championship, at the upcoming “Frozen Apple VII” Insurance Industry Outdoor Hockey Game on January 18

Defending Champion Mound Cotton will once again be sponsoring a team at the “Frozen Apple VII” insurance industry outdoor hockey game, taking place on January 18 at Lasker Rink in Central Park. Jeff Weinstein and Ken Labbate will be skating for MCWG. Proceeds from...

MCWG Attorneys will attend the Loss Executives Association conference in Ft. Lauderdale from January 15th to the 17th

Several MCWG attorneys will be attending the Loss Executives Association’s 89th Annual Meeting & Mid-Winter Educational Program in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, from January 15th to the 17th. Partner Jeffrey Weinstein will be a featured speaker, presenting a...

Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass was proud to be Santa’s Helpers for Brooklyn Public School 131

On December 18th MCWG participated in Brooklyn Public School 131’s Annual Toy Drive. Each child in the assigned third grade class wrote a letter to Santa Claus and our firm gladly granted their wishes. Click play to watch the video above.

Partner Barry Temkin’s Article “New ‘Regulation Best Interest’ Becomes Effective for Broker Dealers” was published in the New York Law Journal

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Partner Barry Temkin’s Article “New ‘Regulation Best Interest’ Becomes Effective for Broker Dealers” was published in the New York Law Journal. To read please click the link below. NYLJ Article

Partner Costantino Suriano was a Speaker at the LEA 2019 Young Professionals Seminar at St. John’s University School of Risk Management on November 7th

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Congratulations to our Partner Costantino Suriano for speaking about Cyber Law at the LEA 2019 Young Professionals Seminar at St. John’s University School of Risk Management on November 7, 2019. The seminar had presentations that covered: Cyber Attacks & Risks,...

Partner William Wilson will be Speaking at the DRI Complex Coverage Forum on November 6

Our Partner William Wilson will be speaking this Wednesday, November 6, at the DRI Complex Coverage Forum taking place in the Hilton Hartford Downtown, 315 Trumbull Street, Hartford, CT. For more information please click the link below....

Congratulations to our Partner Costantino Suriano on a successful Regulatory Conference at St. John’s University on October 23, 2019

Congratulations to our partner, Costantino Suriano, for co-chairing a panel of industry leaders in the St. John’s University School of Risk Management annual conference, Regulatory Risk in Uncertain Times on October 23, 2019.

Partner Costantino Suriano will be Co-Chairing in the St. John’s University School of Risk Management Annual Conference, Regulatory Risk in Uncertain Times, on October 23, 2019

Our partner, Costantino Suriano, is co-chairing a panel of industry leaders in the St. John’s University School of Risk Management annual conference, Regulatory Risk in Uncertain Times on October 23, 2019, which will be held at the Yale Club in New York City....

Lloyd’s Takes A Stand Against “Silent” Cyber Coverage: How May That Affect The Market Moving Forward?

Cyber Attacks: What Are They? Broadly speaking, cyber attacks are socially or politically motivated attacks carried out through the Internet, targeting individuals, corporations, governments, or the general population.[1] They can be categorized into two types:...

When The Damage Is Done

Let’s say an instant oatmeal product incorporates a dried milk ingredient that has been manufactured in a facility with unsanitary conditions and that the milk ingredient may be contaminated with Salmonella as a result. The instant oatmeal product then becomes...

The “Matching” Problem

Suppose a pipe bursts in a hotel, causing water damage to an entire floor, and requiring the replacement of that floor’s carpeting. As it turns out, however, that style and pattern of carpeting is no longer available anywhere. The hotel insists that its interior...

Automatization Of Underwriting And The Future Of The Reinsurance Relationship

Abstract New technology and artificial intelligence are leading to major changes in the traditional underwriting process. This article discusses how the automatization of underwriting may affect the relationship between reinsured and reinsurer, including the classic...

In Defense Of Bill Cosby

If only Clair Huxtable, Esq. were willing to take on Cliff Huxtable’s cases pro bono, maybe William “Bill” Cosby could have avoided the extended legal battle with American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”) over whether it was obligated to defend Mr. Cosby in three...

Cybersecurity For Law Firms: Professional Liability And Ethical Considerations

Cybersecurity events, including hacking, are on the rise at law firms. A major professional liability insurer estimates that as many as 80% of the largest law firms in the U.S. have experienced data breaches recently.[1] Nor is external hacking the only threat faced...

The New York Department Of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulations: An Update

The New York State Department of Financial Services has promulgated 17 new cybersecurity regulations which apply to regulated entities doing business in New York. The new DFS rules apply to all entities under its jurisdiction, including insurance companies, insurance...

Is My Amazon Echo Spying On My Clients?

By Brenda K. Dorsett and Barry R. Temkin* Is my Amazon Alexa spying on me? Recent years have witnessed the growth and proliferation of voice-activated virtual assistants like the Amazon Echo, with its digital assistant Alexa, Google Home, and Apple Home Pod, which...

Partner Costantino Suriano Will Present at the Loss Executives Association’s 4th Annual Young Professionals Day

Partner Costantino Suriano will present at the Loss Executives Association’s 4th Annual Young Professionals Day on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at the St. John’s School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Sciences. Please click the link below for more...

Register for the 6th Annual NYC Reinsurance Conference Now!

MCWG’s 6th Annual NYC Reinsurance Conference is on Thursday, September 19 at the New York City Bar Association. This conference, chaired by Lloyd Gura, qualifies for CE/CLE credit. The Panel Moderators this year are Ann Field, Gregg Hirsch, Raymond Mastrangelo,...

Managing Clerk Jack Bove Received Network of Bar Leaders Presidents’ Award as President of the Managing Attorneys and Clerks Association

Congratulations to Jack Bove! On June 12, 2019, he received the Network of Bar Leaders Presidents’ Award as President of the Managing Attorneys and Clerks Association at the Annual Presidents’ Dinner. The featured speaker was Letitia James, NYS Attorney General, the...

Partner Barry Temkin To Speak on June 12 at the New York City Bar Association about “Current Ethical Issues for In House Lawyers and Those Who Advise Them”

For more information: Current Ethical Issues for In-House Counsel & Those Who Advise Them: Litigation Perspectives...

Partner Barry Temkin’s article “Digital Assistants Raise Ethics, Privacy Concerns” was Published in Law360

The article, co-authored with Brenda Dorsett, is about ethical concerns for lawyers who use Amazon Echo and other voice-activated digital assistants. It was published on Friday, May 24, 2019, as an Expert Analysis. Click here to download and read. Click here to view...

Partner Costantino Suriano was a Panel Moderator at the 2019 Annual Loss Executives Association Conference

The 2019 Annual Loss Executives Association Conference was hosted in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from January 30 to February 1, 2019.

Partner Sanjit Shah participated as a panelist during a New York City Bar Association CLE course titled “Hard Legal Ethics Questions: How to Resolve Them or, Even Better, Avoid Them”

Sanjit S. Shah represented MCWG as a panelist during a New York City Bar Association CLE course titled “Hard Legal Ethics Questions: How to Resolve Them or, Even Better, Avoid Them.” The course was held on May 16, 2019 from 9:00-10:45 AM and offered...

Partner Amy Kallal and Associate Tyler Flynn Were Published in the 2019 Spring Issue of AIRROC Matters

The article, named “America Has An Opioid Problem: Who’s Going To Pay To Fix It?”, is available in the AIRROC Matters 2019 Spring Issue and The Society of Actuaries. Read the article here.

Partner Lloyd Gura and Special Counsel Andrea Fort Published in the 2019 Journal of Reinsurance

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Mr. Gura’s and Ms. Fort’s article titled “Automatization of Underwriting and the Future of the Reinsurance Relationship,” will be available to all members of the Intermediaries & Reinsurance Underwriters Association in their 2019 Journal of...

Partner Barry Temkin Chosen to Present at the Professional Liability Defense Federation Annual Meeting in Chicago on September 26

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Mr. Temkin’s presentation of “The Trump Bubble: What Happens When the Longest Bull Market in U.S. History Hiccups?,” was chosen to be included in the 2019 PLDF Annual Meeting. This will take place at the W Lakeshore – Chicago, located at 644 N Lake Shore Dr,...

Partner Matthew J. Lasky to Present at The RAA’s Re Contracts Course: The Art of Designing Reinsurance Contracts and Programs, on July 23rd

Mr. Lasky will speak about Privacy, Confidentiality, Data Protection and Sanctions Clauses, on Tuesday, July 23rd, from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m The RAA’s Re Contracts Course: The Art of Designing Reinsurance Contracts and Programs will be conducted on Tuesday, Wednesday and...

Senior Counsel Jonathan Chernow will deliver lecture at the Lloyd’s Marine and Energy U35’s: Fine Art and Specie Lecture on May 8, 2019

Following the lecture there will be a networking event from 5pm to 8pm, hosted jointly by Mound Cotton and McLarens, in the Jin Bo Law rooftop bar of the Dorsett Hotel, in London. For more information please visit:...

Partner Costantino Suriano participated as a speaker on behalf of The Loss Executives Association during the hosting of St. John’s University’s Best and Brightest Students by Allied World Assurance Holdings

Costantino Suriano participated as a speaker on behalf of The Loss Executives Association during the hosting of St. John’s University’s Best and Brightest Students by Allied World Assurance Holdings. The event was hosted in Bermuda on March 29, 2019. For more...

Partner William D. Wilson to chair New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon 2019

For more information please visit:...

National Union v. Burlington

National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA. v. Burlington Ins. Co., Supreme Court New York, New York County, Index No. 155114/2013 (April 27, 2018) The insured, Mayore Estates, owned a building in Manhattan next to the World Trade Center. In 2005, several...

Paul Evert’s RV Country v. Universal Underwriters

Paul Evert’s RV World et al. v. Universal Underwriters Ins. Co., 720 Fed. Appx. 412 (9th Cir. April 25, 2018) The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment obtained by Mound Cotton’s attorneys in a significant third-party bad faith action. The suit arose from...

The S.O. Beach Corp. v. Great American

The S.O. Beach Corp. v. Great American Ins. Co. of New York, No. 17-22254-CIV-MORENO, 2018 WL 1732176 (S.D. Fla. April 10, 2018) In a dispute regarding the application of a policy’s collapse coverage, the United States District Court for the Southern District of...

Central W. Va. Airport v. Triad

Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority, Inc. v. Triad Engineering, Inc., (West Virginia Circuit Court, Mass Litigation Panel, May 2018) The firm obtained an order granting summary judgment in favor of its client, New Hampshire Insurance Company, on a finding...

Black River v. Liberty Mutual

Black River Partners, et al. v. Adirondack Mechanical Services and Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., Index No. 252627/2016, New York Supreme Court, Rensselaer County (December 5, 2018) The court held that all the insured’s property damage and resulting business interruption loss...

Trump Entertainment v. Lexington

Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. v. Lexington Insurance Company, No.: ATL-L-2458-15 (N.J. Super. Ct., Law Div. March 14, 2018) The court granted summary judgment against Trump Entertainment Resorts and related companies on a $5.1 million claim for alleged lost...

Greenbrier v. Lexington