Fleischner Potash is proud to announce that Of Counsel Benjamin A. Fleischner was recognized as a Super Lawyer by the 2018 New York Metro Area Super Lawyers list. Partners James P. Ricciardi Jr. and Alexandra E. Rigney, as well as Senior Associate Jennifer Mindlin, were named 2018 Rising Stars in […]
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Fleischner Potash LLP will co-sponsor a “Halloween Music Trivia” event for London & International Insurance Brokers’ Association under 35 claims practitioners and brokers. The event will take place in London on October 25, 2018, and is open to claims practitioners from a Lloyd’s managing agent or broker.
After eight years of complex and contentious litigation involving a condominium unit owner’s loss of opportunities to sell his Unit, Nicholas Paone won summary judgment on behalf of the Condo’s Board of Managers prior to trial dismissing the Complaint which alleged breach of contract and tortious interference.
Summary judgment was obtained in the Eastern District of New York dismissing a declaratory judgment action against a Lloyd’s insurer brought by another insurer seeking coverage for the New York City Housing Authority, which the other insurer was defending in three separate underlying high exposure bodily injury cases. The decision […]
Partners Daniel Stewart and Robert Drucker won summary judgment on liability in a contested intersection case in Kings County Supreme Court. Plaintiff claimed that she did not hear or see defendants’ ambulance approaching, and therefore did not yield as she approached the intersection with a green light in her favor. […]
Partner Daniel Stewart obtained summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claims of personal injury after a motor vehicle accident. The Court granted the motion on behalf of our client, a motor vehicle leasing company, based on the Graves Amendment (49 USC § 30106) which bars liability for a vehicle owner when they are […]
We are pleased to announce that the Second Edition of the ABA Handbook on Additional Insureds is now available. Fleischner Potash Partners Patti Potash and Alexandra Rigney, and Fleischner Potash Senior Associate Jennifer Mindlin, wrote chapters “Development of Common AI Endorsements” and “Landlord/Tenant”. A copy of the Handbook can be […]
Senior Partner Patti Potash participated in the New York Bar Association’s Insurance Coverage Update in Uniondale New York on May 11, 2018. She presented on issues related to Excess Coverage, discussing the following topics: Umbrella v. Follow-Form, Obligations between Primary and Excess Insurers; Reporting to Excess; Claims in Excess of […]
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted a Motion for Summary Judgment made by Alexandra E. Rigney, holding that a Classification Limitation unambiguously limited coverage to the insured’s operations classified on the policy. The Court held that the insurer had no obligation to provide either […]
Plaintiff alleged that he sustained injury when he tripped and fell on a drain port in the freezer of the meat department of a supermarket. Our firm argued that summary judgment was appropriate as to our client, who had contracted to provide services at the supermarket as a subcontractor. Partner […]
Partners Wendy Cardali and Stuart Glass won summary judgment dismissing Plaintiff’s claims in a case where plaintiff fell through an opening of an elevated mezzanine during a construction project. Plaintiff suffered extensive facial fractures and deformities, dental injuries, and a traumatic brain injury. The Suffolk County Supreme Court’s decision recited […]
Partner Evan Richman obtained a summary judgment dismissal of Plaintiffs’ Complaint asserting legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty claims against defendant law firm in connection with a number of trusts of which plaintiffs were the beneficiaries. On behalf of defendant law firm, Mr. Richman argued that the Plaintiffs’ claims were […]
Partners Gil Coogler and Alexandra Rigney argued that Defendant breached its contractual obligation to indemnify and procure insurance for Plaintiffs, and sought reimbursement of a settlement amount, as well as attorneys’ fees paid in connection with an underlying personal injury action. At the trial level, the court dismissed Plaintiffs’ breach […]
Partner Stuart Glass obtained summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s Products Liability claims concerning a defective wheelchair. The Court granted the motion on behalf of our client, the wheelchair distributor, based on the arguments concerning the lack of proof as the sale or defect of the product in question. Further, the Court […]
Stuart G. Glass obtained a partial summary judgment on behalf of a scaffold maintenance/training company. Mr. Glass submitted a motion to renew and reargue and a Notice of Appeal. Based on the arguments raised by Mr. Glass, which could have potentially reversed the dismissals obtained by the co-defendants, when the […]
Partner Stuart Glass obtained a defense verdict in Supreme Court Nassau County. Plaintiff claimed that while dining at a Country Club he was struck in the head and shoulder by a 75 pound decorative amusement pole during a holiday party/event. It was claimed that our client had negligently installed the […]