• September 6, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

    Maritime Law Column: When Is a Contract Maritime and Why Is That Important?

    "Whether a contract is maritime bears upon numerous substantive legal rights of the parties," writes Blank Rome's Keith Letourneau.

    7 minute read

  • In re: CVS Opioid Ins. Litig.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-03
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Insurance | Manufacturing | Pharmaceuticals | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, R. Garret Rice, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael S. Shuster, Daniel M. Sullivan, Blair E. Kaminsky, Daniel M. Horowitz, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP, New York, NY; Robert M. Mangino, Susan Koehler Sullivan, Clyde & Co LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Robert J. Katzenstein, Julie M. O’Dell, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher J. St. Jeanos, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY; Bruce W. McCullough, Bodell Bové, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Karen M. Dixon, Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP, Chicago, IL; Joseph B. Cicero, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Adam H. Fleischer, R. Patrick Bedell, Allyson C. Spacht, BatesCarey LLP, Chicago, IL; Louis J. Rizzo, Jr., Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP, Wilmington, DE; Monica T. Sullivan, Matthew J. Fink, Leena Soni, Stephanie M. Flowers, Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP, Chicago, IL; Sean J. Bellew, Bellew LLC, Wilmington, DE; Michael A. Kotula, Rivkin Radler LLP; Loren R. Barron, Kaufman Dolowich LLP, Wilmington, DE; Wade A. Adams, III, Law Offices Of Wade A. Adams, III, Newark, DE; Bryce L. Friedman, Matthew C. Penny, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Thad J. Bracegirdle, Sarah T. Andrade, Emily L. Skaug, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Edward B. Parks, II, Sara Hunkler, Ruggeri Parks Weinberg LLP, Washington, D.C.; Kevin. J. Connors, Marshall Dennehey, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Cheryl P. Vollweiler, Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP, New York, NY; Philip Trainer, Jr., Marie M. Degnan, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Robert A. Kole, Caroline M. Trusty, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, Boston, MA; Marc S. Casarino, Kennedys CMK LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher R. Carroll, Jillian D. Dennehy, Joshua S. Wirtshafter, Kennedys CMK LLP, Basking Ridge, NJ; Robert K. Beste, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Keith Moskowitz, Dentons US LLP, Chicago, IL; Kathryn Guinn, Dentons US LLP, Denver, CO; Deborah J. Campbell, Dentons US LLP, St. Louis, MO for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Zachary J. Schnapp, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey L. Schulman, Blank Rome LLP, New York, NY for defendant.

    Case Number: N22C-02-045 PRW CCLD

    Court ruled that insurers had no duty to indemnify opioid lawsuits where the lawsuits lacked specific allegations of personal injury or property damage underlying the claimed losses in those lawsuits.

  • Board of Managers of The Promenade Condominium v. Eshaghour

    Publication Date: 2024-08-27
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Gerald Lebovits
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff and for counterclaim-defendants Robert Jackman, Duncan McCuaig, Nancy McCuaig, Thomas West, Jean-Christophe Le Picart, Arthur J. Mirante II, AKAM Associates, Inc., and Alexis Kaminoff-Fritz: Stephen B. Meister and Kevin Fritz of counsel, Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-counterclaim-plaintiffs Robin Eshaghpour, Elena Eshaghpour, East River Condo LLC: Massimo F. D'Angelo and Gregory Wong of counsel, Blank Rome LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 850669/2023

    Motion to Dismiss Granted in Part in Condominium Dispute Case

  • August 26, 2024 | New York Law Journal

    Rising Star: Malissa Osei

    Malissa Osei is a partner at Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri. In her matrimonial law practice, she became a champion of women and children victimized by domestic violence and formidable advocate in high-profile divorce and child support matters.

    2 minute read

  • August 13, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

    NJ's Top Personal Injury Awards Total Nearly $654M

    The awards this year totaled about $654 million, which is much higher than last year's total of $169.3 million, and which makes the average award this year $32.7 million.

    59 minute read

  • July 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

    People in the News—July 10, 2024—Blank Rome, Antheil Maslow

    Blank Rome announced that Fiona Steele has joined the firm's Philadelphia office as an associate in the general litigation group.

    2 minute read

  • July 9, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    Clock Reset: This New Ruling Is Good News for Plaintiffs

    "The Supreme Court made it clear that the General Assembly had the power to toll statutes of repose that it created," said appellant counsel Michael B. Terry. "This clarification may have impacts in a wide variety of cases."

    8 minute read

  • July 2, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

    Maritime Law Column: Hurricanes and Their Cost on the Maritime Industry

    "As you might expect, hurricanes create delays in vessel movements and time is money. Who pays for the delays encountered?" writes columnist Keith Letourneau.

    6 minute read

  • June 28, 2024 | New York Law Journal

    Email Exchanges in Divorce Litigation Carry Immense Risk

    Alan Feigenbaum, partner at Blank Rome, writes: As divorce lawyers, we must choose our words carefully, particularly in emails. The J.G. decision is a reminder that how we choose our words can carry enormous consequences in the outcome of a matrimonial case.

    7 minute read

  • Appellate Division, First Department: June 10, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-06-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on:June 6, 2024