Rivkin Radler attorneys Mike Welch and Mike Troisi, together with local counsel Reid & Riege, obtained a pre-answer dismissal of a coverage suit brought against our insurance company client in the District Court of Connecticut. Plaintiff, a used car dealership, submitted a claim for a fire loss to its leased property, which occurred on

Michael Troisi, Brian Bank, Michael Welch, Laura Mulholland, and Michelle Vizzi secured dismissal of a COVID-19 business interruption putative class action on behalf of Badger Mutual Insurance Company. Three insured Las Vegas restaurants sued Badger in federal court (District of Nevada) on behalf of themselves and a putative class of other policyholders seeking coverage for over

Michael Welch and Mark J. Wagner, Jr. obtained dismissal of a public adjuster’s third-party complaint alleging breach of contract against the firm’s client.  The court agreed with Welch’s and Wagner’s arguments that the insured’s public adjuster had no standing sue nor was he a third-party beneficiary under the insurance policy.

Michael P. Welch and J’Naia L. Boyd were successful in obtaining a dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint in its entirety.

In this action, brought in the Western District of New York, plaintiff claimed that it was the mortgagee under a homeowner’s insurance policy and entitled to coverage for fire damage to the property. Welch and Boyd argued

Uniondale, New York – April 25, 2019 – The prestigious Chambers USA Directory has once again included Rivkin Radler LLP in its New York rankings.  The firm’s Insurance Coverage Practice Group is ranked in Band 3 in the Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer category and its Health Services Practice Group ranked in Band 4 in the

Michael Troisi and Michael Welch were successful in obtaining summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint in its entirety.  In this action, plaintiff claimed that it was the mortgagee under a homeowners insurance policy and entitled to coverage for a property damage loss.  Troisi and Welch argued that the plaintiff was merely a third party purchaser after

David M. Grill and Michael Welch obtained a significant victory on behalf of their client who owns a residential property in Brooklyn.

Specifically, they were awarded partial summary judgment for the client on the issue of an adjoining property owner’s strict liability. The award was pursuant to New York City Building Code § 3309.4, for

Michael P. Welch and Viktoriya Kruglyak obtained a pre-answer dismissal of a complaint brought against our clients, an insurer and agent, based on the plaintiff’s failure to timely serve the action and the complaint pursuant to CPLR 306-b and CPLR 3012(b).  The court denied the plaintiff’s cross motion to extend his time to serve the

In one of only a handful of decisions nationwide to address the issue, Rivkin attorneys Michael Versichelli and Michael Welch obtained dismissal of a putative class action brought by an insured against his automobile insurer, GEICO, alleging that GEICO breached the policy and engaged in deceptive business practices by specifying non-Original Equipment Manufacturer (non-OEM) structural