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

William Savino, Paul Gorfinkel and Frank Misiti secured a declaratory judgment in Central Mutual Insurance Company v. Willig, et al., (N.D.N.Y.) that the insurer had no obligation to defend or indemnify the insured for an underlying lawsuit which sought damages arising out of the right to use an easement to access the shores of Lake George. 

Barry I. Levy, Cheryl Korman and Merril Biscone successfully convinced the Second Circuit to affirm the dismissal of a former employee’s retaliation claim against GEICO. 

The plaintiff, a former New York based auto damage supervisor, asserted Federal and New York State claims against GEICO, alleging that the company had retaliated against him by terminating his

David M. Grill, Evan Schieber and Joshua Tare won a resounding victory for 110 Greenwich Street, LLC (“Landlord”) against its commercial tenant Waterfront Athletic Club, Inc., (“Tenant”) a famous boxing studio with locations in New York City and Los Angles. The dispute arose out of a so-ordered stipulation of settlement entered into by the Landlord

Ken Novikoff and Jacqueline Siegel, members of the firm’s Employment & Labor Practice Group, have published, “New York City Settles Employment Discrimination Case for $98 Million,” and “Second Circuit Upholds Employer’s Ability To Curtail Employee Class Action Law Suits,” in the Spring 2014 TIPS Employment Law & Litigation Newsletter. 

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Brian Bank, an Associate in the firm’s Litigation & Appeals Practice Group, was appointed a Vice Chair of the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Business Litigation Committee and a Vice Chair of the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Employment Law and Litigation Committee for the 2014 ? 2015 fiscal year.

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, has announced that Matthew A. Lampert, Jeremy B. Honig and Dana E. Gold have joined the firm as Associates in the Litigation & Appeals Practice Group.

“The partnership is delighted to welcome Matthew, Jeremy and Dana.  They add to the stature of our firm and our

Sean McAloon, an Associate in the firm’s Litigation & Appeals Practice Group, was appointed a Vice Chair of the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Property Insurance Law Committee for the 2014 ? 2015 fiscal year. Sean is also a Co-Chair of the Committee’s 2015 Spring Meeting.

Michael Troisi, a partner in our Litigation and Appeals practice group, will be a featured speaker at the Superstorm Sandy Insurance Coverage Litigation Conference sponsored by HarrisMartin on May 9, 2014 at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City.  Mr. Troisi will discuss cases related to Superstorm Sandy recently decided by New York

Yaron Kornblum, a partner in the firm Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use practice group, closed a record breaking sales transaction on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.  The 70 unit, 108,000 square foot apartment building, owned by the Zauderer Family, sold for $67,000,000.  The building, built in 1913, was self-managed by the matriarch of the family for