VGFC Realty II, LLC v. D’Angelo, ___ A.D.3d ___ (2nd Dep’t 2014) The Appellate Division, Second Department, reversed an order of a motion court which had compelled a defendant insurer to disclose documents that the insurer claimed were subject to privilege. The insurer asserted attorney-client privilege in regard to communications between it and its attorney…

Cano v. Ahead Realty, Corp., Supreme Court, Queens County, No. 20467/2008, May 9, 2011 Justice Robert L. Nahman granted summary judgment to a defendant landlord in a bodily injury action involving a fall on an allegedly wet and worn staircase. Plaintiff, a bartender’s assistant, claimed that the landlord was liable because it had reserved the…

Founding Member Michael E. Gorelick was honored as an Insurance Coverage Super Lawyer in the 2011 New York Metro issue of Super Lawyers, published by Thomson Reuters. Super Lawyers are selected “using a rigorous, multiphase process in which peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research”, considering “verdicts; settlements and transactions; representative clients; experience;…

Stuart Banschick v. Deborah Holmes and Dominick Mucci, Supreme Court, Nassau County Motion papers submitted on behalf of the “dog bite” defendant were so devastating that the plaintiff soon dropped the lawsuit, without venturing opposition. The action involved a 2010 incident in which the plaintiff alleged being injured when he fell from his bicycle. The…

Phyllis Horsely v. R.S.M Realty Company, R.S.M. Realty Corp., Robin Realty, LLC, 1465 Third Avenue, LLC, 1465 Third Avenue Restaurant Corp., George A. Bowman, Inc. and Arriba Arriba Mexican Restaurant In an extensive Memorandum Decision of June 29, 2011, Justice Paul Wooten granted summary judgment in favor of Abrams Gorelick’s client, a commercial tenant, dismissing…

Abrams Gorelick welcomes Mark Ian Binsky who joins the firm as counsel, effective January 17, 2012. Binsky brings a wealth of experience in the field of fire and property insurance law, from his twenty-five years representing insurers in first-party coverage, arson and fraud matters.

Mr. Steven DiSiervi, Attorney, Abrams, Gorelick, Friedman & Jacobson, PC, will be speaking on the subject, “ETHICS – Walk the Line: Ethics for Insurance Carrier-Selected Defense Counsel.” Held each spring, the CLM Annual Conference features more than 80 collaborative educational sessions and keynote presentations designed by industry professionals to help attendees gain the knowledge they…

Linda A. Foreman v. Jihad Skeif, ___ A.D.3d ___, 2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 1837 (1st Dep’t March 20, 2014) The Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed a lower court’s Order granting the defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to the issue of liability in a multi-vehicle accident in Bronx, New York. At the time of the…

Abrams Gorelick has opened a representative office in London, located at 3 Minster Court, Mincing Lane, London EC 3R 7DD. Our London office will enable us to better serve the needs of our London insurance clients.

Shakyra Parker v. Lorena E. Bowie and Kevin L. Bowie, Index No. 118213/2009 (Sup.Ct. Bronx Cty. 2014) Following a two-day long Summary Jury Trial in Supreme Court, Bronx County before Judge Arlene Bluth, a jury delivered a unanimous defense verdict. The jury found that the plaintiff did not sustain a ‘serious injury’ as necessary to…