On May 19, 2022, the Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court, ruled that doctors and other health care providers who were insured by Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company (“MLMIC”)
by Peter S. Sanders and Michelangelo Macchiarella The courts are cracking down on late discovery and no one is exempt, not even a former president of the United States. Donald
Case Digest Summary The parties’ discovery disputes led the court to appoint a discovery referee, who issued an order and required defendants to produce specific documents. Plaintiffs later moved for
CBMS wrote about common defenses to contract performance in the wake of COVID-19 on April 30, 2020. A new lawsuit in the Federal Court for the Eastern District of New
The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic has created economic hardships for businesses and individuals that have and will continue to affect contractual obligations. New York law provides several defenses to fulfilling your contractual obligations that may be available during this time. In some situations, invoking these
In the midst of the legal issues raised by the CARES Act and other matters stemming from the COVID-19 crisis, one of the questions has been whether “gig workers” are
Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld LLP attorney Elizabeth Cate recently successfully negotiated a favorable plea agreement for a CBMS pro bono client who was facing the death penalty for the
Partners Robert Barnett, Gregory Matalon, and Counsel Damianos Markou presented an evening CLE program at the Nassau County Bar Association. Mr. Barnett and Mr. Matalon presented on “Ending a Trust
Partner Joseph Milano issued this important memorandum to his clients on September 26, 2018. MLMIC: Initial appointment of policy administrator does not necessarily extend to distribution of the cash payments
