Jonathan A Dachs

May 18, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In their Insurance Law column, Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs, partners at Shayne, Dachs, Corker, Sauer & Dachs, ask: Does an uninsured motorist or supplementary uninsured motorist insurer actually have standing and/or authority to name the alleged tortfeasor's purported insurer as a party to the proceeding, in order to obtain a determination regarding the status of that other insurer's policy, and, if not, does it matter?

By Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs

19 minute read

March 12, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In their Insurance Law column, Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs, partners at Shayne, Dachs, Sauer & Dachs, discuss the governor's veto of a bill that dealt with the amount of SUM coverage required to be made available to consumers and another bill that was signed into law expanding the definition of "insured" under the SUM Endorsement to include emergency workers who had not been protected when the policy was issued to a fire company or ambulance service.

By Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs

16 minute read

September 19, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs, partners at Shayne, Dachs, Corker, Sauer & Dachs, write that, although usually confined to the province of legal treatises and journals (such as this one), the subject of Supplementary Uninsured Motorist insurance has hit the mainstream press in a big way over the past several weeks

By Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs

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November 09, 2010 | New York Law Journal

In their Insurance Law column, Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs of Shayne, Dachs, Corker, Sauer & Dachs review cases involving the question of whether the actions of motor vehicle passengers can constitute the "operation" of the vehicle so as to bring the passengers within the vehicle's liability coverage and decisions recently rendered on whether an insured could reasonably believe that no litigation would arise out of an accident.

By Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs

16 minute read

July 08, 2002 | New York Law Journal

I n our last column (May 14, 2002), we briefly mentioned the Court of Appeals` April 30, 2002 decision in Brandon v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. , 97 NY2d 491, 743 NYS2d 53 (2002), dealing with one of the most important, but, perhaps, least-recognized, notice provisions, applicable to both Uninsured and Supplementary Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist coverage the one entitled "Notice of Legal Action." As promised, we discuss that important decision in greater detail in this column

By Norman H. Dachs And Jonathan A. Dachs

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January 08, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs. attorneys with Shayne, Dachs, Stanisci, Corker & Sauer, write that in the wake of a recent Court of Appeals decision reversing the Second Department, the "serious injury" threshold requirement remains a force to be reckoned with in all UM/SUM/UIM contexts.

By Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs

12 minute read

May 10, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In their Insurance Law column, Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs of Shayne, Dachs, Corker, Sauer & Dachs write that the recent decision by the Court of Appeals in State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Langan has, quite unexpectedly, overturned the commonly accepted view on how the term "accident" is to be interpreted in the context of uninsured/underinsured motorist insurance.

By Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs

17 minute read

March 15, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs, attorneys with Shayne, Dachs, Stanisci, Corker & Sauer, write that there has been a recent flurry of decisions on the issue of whether Thrasher requirements have been met, which provides additional guidance in the assertion or refutation of the noncooperation defense.

By Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs

12 minute read

January 11, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In their Insurance Law column, Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs of Shayne, Dachs, Corker, Sauer & Dachs report on the State Insurance Department's "Annual Ranking of Automobile Insurance Complaints" and discuss a recent Court of Appeals decision upholding a SUM arbitration award even though it was inconsistent with the prior no-fault arbitration award.

By Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs

9 minute read

January 09, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs, practitioners with the firm of Shayne, Dachs, Stanisci, Corker & Sauer, write that several recent judicial decisions have addressed the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel in the context of uninsured and underinsured motorist claims and related personal injury lawsuits.

By Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs

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