N.Y. High Court Upholds Electronic Logging Device Rules for Commercial Trucks June 15, 2023 By Jim Sams New York’s highest court ruled that a state regulation requiring the installation of electronic logging devices in commercial motor vehicles...
N.Y. High Court: ‘Mutual Mistake’ Argument Came too Late to Support Judgment Against Insurer October 31, 2022 New York’s highest court reversed a $4.5 million judgment against an insurer that denied a fire damage claim by the...
Cities Must Bargain Over Termination of Injured Workers: New York High Court October 27, 2022 By Insurance Journal staff New York labor law requires a municipality to negotiate when terminating employees who are not at work for over a...
Happy the Elephant Isn’t a Person, Top New York Court Rules June 15, 2022 By Michael Hill ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s top court on Tuesday rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the...
JPMorgan Wins Appeal Against Insurers Over Bear Stearns Settlement November 23, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK — New York’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that JPMorgan Chase & Co is entitled to insurance coverage...
N.Y. High Court: No Lump Sum Award Owed to Estate of Deceased Worker April 2, 2021 By Jim Sams New York’s highest court ruled Thursday that the estate of a deceased injured worker with no dependents, who died from...
N.Y. High Court: Insurer that Reported Fraud Immune From Defamation Suit November 22, 2019 By Jim Sams A New York City doctor cannot pursue a defamation claim against an insurance company that filed a fraud complaint against...
Court Addresses Burning Question: Is a Coke Oven a Product or a Structure? June 17, 2019 By V. Christopher Potenza In a lengthy 12-page decision that touches on nearly every aspect of product liability, the New York Court of Appeals...
N.Y. High Court Sides with Carriers in Sham Owner Case June 13, 2019 By Jim Sams New York’s highest court ruled Tuesday that an insurer does not need to prove fraudulent intent to refuse payment for...
New York Court Allows Negligence Claim on Drug Tester October 11, 2013 New York’s highest court has agreed to let a man sue a drug testing company for what he claims was...