Benjamin D Tievsky

June 12, 2020 | The Recorder

Despite the historic difficulties faced by legal cannabis businesses in obtaining insurance—due to, among other factors, the reticence of insurers to underwrite the risk, and the industry's lack of access to credit and other financial institutions—the situation has improved in recent years.

By Benjamin D. Tievsky

6 minute read

April 18, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal

In the immediate aftermath of legalization (if and when it occurs), New Jersey cannabis businesses will have to pay even greater attention to the specifics of their policies and insurers.

By Benjamin D. Tievsky

7 minute read

May 23, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Joseph D. Jean, David F. Klein and Benjamin D. Tievsky write: New York has developed a reputation as an unfavorable jurisdiction for policyholders facing "long-tail" claims involving gradually occurring property damage or bodily injury liabilities, such as environmental contamination, asbestos-related illness, and certain toxic tort and construction defect claims. On May 3, however, the Court of Appeals issued a landscape-changing decision.

By Joseph D. Jean, David F. Klein and Benjamin D. Tievsky

23 minute read