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Publications

Groninger v. Village of Mamaroneck:
Prior Written Notice Laws Are Applicable to Municipal Parking Lots

» Full Article - PDF | 229 kb

Car Versus Bike: Rules of the Road
» Full Article - PDF | 197 kb

Spoliation of Evidence: Considerations and Remedies
New York Law Journal, July 25, 2011
» Full Article - PDF | 233 kb

Emergency Doctrine
The Defense Association of New York, Spring/Summer 2011
» Full Article - PDF | 265 kb

The Duty to Illuminate
The Defense Association of New York, Spring/Summer 2011
» Full Article - PDF | 268 kb

Failure to Provide Police Protection and Special Relationship Exception
New York Law Journal, April 8, 2011
» Full Article - PDF | 730 kb

Pattern Jury Instructions and Automobile Accidents
New York Law Journal, December 27, 2010
» Full Article - PDF | 236 kb

Clarifying Additional Insurance Coverage
Personal Injury Quarterly, September 7, 2010
» Full Article - PDF | 751 kb

Motorcycle Litigation: No Easy Ride
New York Law Journal, September 3, 2010
» Full Article - PDF | 301 kb

The Gravity of the Labor Law
New York Law Journal, February 22, 2010
» Full Article - PDF | 593 kb

Recovering Damages for Death: Two Separate Causes of Action
New York Law Journal, February 1, 2010
» Full Article - PDF | 327 kb

New York City Traffic Regulations as Some Evidence of Negligence
New York Law Journal, October 4, 2009
» Full Article - PDF | 364 kb

Tightening the Labor Law: Falling Objects and '240(1)
New York Law Journal, October 1, 2009
» Full Article - PDF | 335 kb

Broadening of the Recalcitrant Worker Defense in Labor Law Actions
New York Law Journal, July 24, 2009
» Full Article - PDF | 337 kb

Wage Recovery for Illegal Aliens In New York Under the Labor Law
New York Law Journal, May 26, 2009
» Full Article - PDF | 333 kb

Insurance Policy Exclusions and Construction Projects
New York Law Journal, September 30, 2008
» Full Article - PDF | 382 kb

CPLR 1601: Limiting Liability Against Public Entities?
New York Law Journal, March 24, 2008
» Full Article - PDF | 233 kb

New Definition of "Creation Exception" to Pothole Law
New York Law Journal, March 6, 2007
» Full Article - PDF | 290 kb

Marked Ready for Trial: An Insurance Professional's Guide to Pre-Trial Preparation
Claims, November 2006
» Full Article - PDF | 643 kb

Proposed Amendments to the Recreational Use Statute
New York Law Journal, September 25, 2006
» Full Article - PDF | 328 kb

Insurance Coverage Issues Involving Pocket Bikes
The Journal of the Defense Association of New York, Fall 2005/Winter 2006
» Full Article - PDF | 458 kb

The Effect of Spousal Immunity on Car Insurance Coverage
New York Law Journal, October 27, 2005
» Full Article - PDF | 306 kb

Security Guard Liability
New York Law Journal, August 5, 2005
» Full Article - PDF | 398 kb

The Erosion of the "Integral and Necessary" Standard Under the Labor Law
Defendant, Spring 2005
» Full Article - PDF | 604 kb

Close Those Files or Else! The Need for Case Resolution Planning
The Brief, Spring 2005
» Full Article - PDF | 814 kb

Liability Exemptions for Emergency Vehicles
New York Law Journal, May 3, 2005
» Full Article - PDF | 432 kb

Commercial Owner's Liability for Assaults Between Patrons
New York Law Journal, March 17, 2005
» Full Article - PDF | 294 kb

Postscript: Head Injuries, and Workers' Compensation Law After 'Rubeis'
New York Law Journal, January 27, 2005
» Full Article - PDF | 373 kb

Head Injuries and Workers' Compensation Law
New York Law Journal, September 24, 2004
» Full Article - PDF | 408 kb

The State of Dram Shop Liability in New York
New York Law Journal, March 18, 2004
» Full Article - PDF | 241 kb

The Extent of Personal Liability for Serving Liquor in New York
New York Law Journal, December 24, 2003
» Full Article - PDF | 342 kb

Parental Liability for the Negligent Acts of Their Children
New York Law Journal, November 19, 2003
» Full Article - PDF | 314 kb

Court of Appeals Gives Thumbs Up to Restrictive Interpretation of "Grave Injury" Statute
The Defense Association of New York, Winter 2003
» Full Article - PDF | 409 kb

Is There a Duty to Avoid Litigation?
» Full Article - PDF | 201 kb

The Dram Shop Act and The Visible Intoxication Standard
Torts, Insurance & Compensation Law Section Journal, Winter 2000
» Full Article - PDF | 495 kb

The Changing Insurance Defense Climate-Law Firm Survival
For the Defense, August 2000
» Full Article - PDF | 1390 kb

Parent's Responsibility for Children's Auto Accidents
» Full Article - PDF | 311 kb

A Claims Professional's Bill of Rights
Claims, November 1999
» Full Article - PDF | 747 kb

Proximate Cause of Negligent Security Cases: The Predicted Effects of Burgos and Gomez
Torts, Insurance & Compensation Law Section Journal, Spring 1999
» Full Article - PDF | 279 kb

There Are No Bad Dogs: Recent Ruling in Dog Bite Cases
The Journal of the Defense Association of New York, Spring 1999
» Full Article - PDF | 411 kb

Applying the 1996 Three-Year Limit in Professional Malpractice Cases
New York Law Journal, February 22, 1999
» Full Article - PDF | 313 kb

Interviewing for a Job at an Insurance Defense Firm
For the Defense, January 1999
» Full Article - PDF | 424 kb

High-Low Agreements: Misunderstood Litigation Techniques
New York Law Journal, March 27, 1998
» Full Article - PDF | 321 kb

The Law Firm Culture of Abuse
ABA Journal, March 27, 1998
» Full Article - PDF | 257 kb

A Proposal for a New State Offer of Judgment Rule New York State Bar
Journal, March/April 1998
» Full Article - PDF | 531 kb