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Tom Breen Quoted in Law360

March 15, 2024
Tom Breen was quoted in Law360 in the article, “Towers Watson Ruling Energizes Bump Up Supporters, Critics,” on March 14, discussing a Virginia federal court’s ruling that insurers did not have to cover shareholder suit settlements,...

Tom Breen Quoted on Delaware D&O Dispute – Law360

January 20, 2023
The Delaware high court justices found that Delaware law, not Montana law, should apply to Stillwater Mining Co. even though Stillwater does its core business in Montana. The decision relies on the fact that Stillwater was incorporated in Delaware and...

Michael Koblenz Quoted in The Real Deal

July 26, 2021
Partner Michael Koblenz, who represents the buyer in a real estate sale in the Hamptons, commented on the it in The Real Deal. He filed a complaint with the Department of State, alleging gross misrepresentation and exaggeration of the circumstances by...

Two New Special Counsel Join Mound Cotton, Expanding the Firm’s Insurance and Commercial Litigation Practices

Partner Kathleen DeLaney and Special Counsel Benjamin R. Messing joined earlier this year, as well as two new associates, expanding the firm’s footprint

This announcement appeared in PC360: People on the Move. NEW YORK — Mound Cotton today announced that two new Special Counsel are joining the firm, Vanessa Durante in the Houston office and Ethan Friedman in the Emeryville office. Ms. Durante was...

200 Court Street LLC v. Wesco

First-Party Wear and Tear Exclusion

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...

Canale v. Castlepoint

Coverage for “Residence Premises”

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...

Talisman v. Hermitage

Consigned Goods Not Covered Property

Talisman Services, Inc. v. Hermitage Ins. Co., 2018 WL 3859692 (N.Y.Sup.), 2018 N.Y. Slip Op. 31955(U) (New York Co. Sup. Ct., Aug 14, 2018) Talisman involved a first-party property insurance dispute where the insured claimed coverage for water damage...