Posted by Carol A. McKenna, Associate, Faraci Lange
Section 3420 of the New York Insurance Law, which sets forth requirements for liability insurance policies issued in New York State, was amended recently in two important ways that will help injury victims. Liability insurance policies, including automobile and homeowner’s insurance policies, typically require that the negligent party inform his or her insurance company of any possible claims within a particular period of time. These notice provisions are designed to ensure that the company has an opportunity to investigate claims right away, while witnesses can still be located and evidence has not been lost or destroyed. More…
On September 27, 2008 Faraci Lange partner Brian M. Zorn was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers at the organization’s annual meeting in Toronto, Ontario. Brian joins his partners Angelo G. Faraci and Stephen G. Schwarz as Fellows in the College. Also at the College’s annual meeting was United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., who was inducted as an Honorary Fellow of the College, joining all of the other justices of the United States Supreme Court and judges of Canada’s highest court. In addition, at the meeting Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, Judith S. Kaye, already a Fellow in the College, received the Samuel E. Gates Award for her outstanding contributions to the profession during her long and distinguished judicial career. More…