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Laura Gindele spoke with Law360 Insurance Authority about an Arizona Supreme Court ruling adopting a subjective standard for determining whether a property loss is fortuitous. The coverage dispute arose from building damage associated with a seafood tenant’s repeated spilling of salt water on the concrete floors of its property. Answering a question certified by the

Wendy Sheinberg was interviewed for the Super Lawyers Magazine article, “Breaking Down the Medical Aid in Dying Act.” The article discusses common misconceptions about what the new law means for New Yorkers.

Rivkin Radler Associate Lindsay Brocki has been elected to the board of directors of the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society (FILPS). In this role, she will help maintain the lighthouse and navigational beacon, preserve its history, enhance exhibits, and expand programming.

Established in 1982, FILPS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, maintaining, and promoting

Last month, in A.R. Wilfley & Sons Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, the Colorado Supreme Court held that an umbrella insurer did not drop down to defend and indemnify against numerous asbestos bodily injury lawsuits in place of an insolvent primary insurer.

When the last of the policyholder’s solvent primary

Courts have been active over the past month deciding insurance issues.

The Arizona Supreme Court for the first time defines “fortuity,” while the Colorado Supreme Court instructs on insolvency “drop down.”

The Eighth Circuit considers a time element pollution exclusions and whether prejudice plays any role.

An Oregon federal court finds an exclusion for “infectious

One shipment or 12 may sound like a logistical detail. Legally, it makes a meaningful difference.  For buyers and sellers of goods, it is critical to determine whether a purchase contract calls for a single delivery or delivery in installments. That distinction can have significant consequences if a problem arises with the quality of the