August 12, 2009 | New York Law Journal
Policyholders' Rights to Recover Attorney's Fees From InsurersRobin L. Cohen, a partner at Dickstein Shapiro, and Jared Zola, an associate at the firm, write that that insurers must abide by their duty of good faith and fair dealing by paying valid claims rather than simply denying them is self-evident. But, they say, a recent Northern District, along with two Court of Appeals decisions, gives some more teeth to that axiom.
By Robin L. Cohen and Jared Zola
10 minute read
March 02, 2011 | New York Law Journal
Court of Appeals Enforces 'Follow Form' Provision of Excess Insurance PolicyDickstein Shapiro partner Jared Zola discusses how the Court of Appeals' favoring annualized insurance policy limits is a major victory for all policyholders and how the magnitude of a recent ruling could be more profound for an insured facing potential long-tail liabilities with a large insurance program containing many multi-year policies.
By Jared Zola
6 minute read
April 06, 2011 | New York Law Journal
Reexamining Insurance Coverage for Business InterruptionJared Zola and Andrew N. Bourne of Dickstein Shapiro discuss how the natural disasters in Japan tie in with the recent Park Electrochemical decision and its importance in establishing coverage under a domestic all-risk property policy for an insured's economic loss incurred as a result of its foreign supplier's inability to deliver goods.
By Jared Zola and Andrew N. Bourne
7 minute read
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