Jeffrey S Weinstein

April 08, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Enterprising defendants with quick trigger fingers or sophisticated court tracking software (or their counsel) can continue to interpret the removal statute as its plain language requires, and remove cases to federal court prior to service on a forum defendant.

By Jeffrey S. Weinstein and Samuel B. Weiss

10 minute read

March 01, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Jeffrey S. Weinstein, a partner at Mound, Cotton, Wollan & Greengrass, and Michael L. Calder, an associate at the firm, write that under New York law, an insurance company must pay a claim by an innocent spouse if the other co-insured spouse intentionally destroys the insured property. But what happens if the "insured" is a partnership? These questions have not been firmly resolved, despite a recent decision from the Western District.

By Jeffrey S. Weinstein and Michael L. Calder

16 minute read