PMT Podcast: Civil Litigation with a Focus on the Insurance Industry PMT Law Firm

Pillinger Miller Tarallo and St. John’s Tobin Center for Executive Education, its Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science (GSRM) Proudly Presents Our 7th Conference Webinar Series:

2023 PMT Legislative Update: New Laws You Must Know

There is always new legislation that can have dramatic effects on the insurance industry. In this webinar, we explore with a panel of experts new and proposed legislation that you must know and what the legislation means for the insurance industry.

Agenda

Opening Remarks – Thomas M. Bona, Esq., Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP

Grieving Families Act


It’s about time and why now?
What are the differences between the current law and the new law?
Opening a black hole and what are the limits to the new law?
Who’s Crying Now – What will be the cost to the industry and policyholders?

Artificial Intelligence and the CPLR: a match Made in Heaven or Perfect Strangers? Key provisions


Key Provisions
Artificial Intelligence and Experts
Is the judiciary tech savvy enough to apply the new law?
Will juries give too much weight to AI evidence to the detriment of the real evidence?

Waiting to Erupt? Proposed Bad Faith Legislation and Unfair Settlement Practices Act in New York. What is the current bad faith law and what would the proposed laws change?


Key Provisions
Creating a private cause of action-time for New York to become pro policyholder?
Can the insurance industry afford these new laws?

Moderator:


Thomas M. Bona, Esq., Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP

Panelists:


Marc H. Pillinger, Esq., Executive Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
Neil L. Sambursky, Esq., Managing Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
John J. Tambascia, Esq., Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
Kenneth A. Krajewski, Esq., Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
S. Joseph Donohue, Esq., Partner – Block O’Toole & Murphy
Professor Albert J. Beer – St. John’s Greenberg School of Risk Management XL Chair
Hon. John DiBlasi – NAM and Retired Supreme Court Justice

Pillinger Miller Tarallo and St. John’s Tobin Center for Executive Education, its Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science (GSRM) Proudly Presents Our 5th Conference Webinar Series:

Introducing PMT Claims Settlement Institute: Successful Resolution Strategies™
PMT’s Claims Settlement Institute will feature insurance industry leaders who will examine cutting-edge topics and provide claims professionals with concepts, ideas, and techniques about successfully resolving every type of personal injury case.

Agenda and Panelists


Opening Remarks Thomas M. Bona, Esq., Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
Professor Albert Beer, keynote remarks “Why Insurance Companies Ignore the Claims Function At Their Own Risk”
Jeffrey Miller, PMT – “5 Mistakes Plaintiffs Make When Settling Cases”
Jeffrey Block, Block O’Toole & Murphy – “5 Mistakes Defendants Make When Settling Cases”
John P. DiBlasi, NAM – “5 Mistakes Every Attorney Makes during Mediation”

You Can View Introducing PMT Claims Settlement Institute Successful Resolution Strategies™ on YouTube by Clicking HERE

Agenda


Introducing the Results of the 2021 PMT SJU Claims Settlement Survey
Did the Reopening the Courts Make a Difference in Resolving Cases?
Did the Backlog in the Courts Result in More Settlements?
Factors that Affected Settlements
The Elephants in the Room –Nuclear Verdicts/Runaway Verdicts/Social inflation
Remember the Future - NY Pecuniary Damage Law and Spillover Effect
Closing Remarks

Panelists:

Jeffrey D. Schulman, Executive Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo

John J. Tambascia, Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo

Jack Jennings, Professor – St. John’s Greenberg School of Risk Management

Nancy Kalinoglu, Risk Manager – City Underwriting Agency

Samantha A. Jacey, Assistant Vice President Liability Claims – GNY

S. Joseph Donahue, Partner – Block O’Toole & Murphy

You Can View Introducing PMT Claims Settlement Institute Successful Resolution Strategies™ on YouTube by Clicking HERE

The PMT (Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP) podcast “Risk Matters” examines thought provoking insurance and Risk Management topics by interviewing leaders in the insurance industry. Our host is Jeffrey D. Schulman. Jeff Schulman is the managing partner of Pillinger Miller Tarallo’s upstate New York offices in Syracuse and Buffalo. He is highly experienced in construction, environmental, risk transfer and transportation.   

Our guest is Nancy Kalinoglu. Nancy is the Director of Risk Management and Claims for City Underwriting Agency specializing in labor law and construction. Before that Nancy was the insurance manager at Lend Lease and before that she was AVP of Aon.   

Nancy also helped start the charity Alexander's Angels. The mission of Alexander's Angels is to further awareness of the contributions & needs of individuals with Down syndrome and to raise funds for advocacy, service and research organizations. If you would like to help please visit https://www.alexandersangels.org/, email alexandersangels321@gmail.com or call (516) 361-7263.   

To contact Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP, reach out to Jeffrey D. Schulman, Executive Partner E-mail: jschulman@pmtlawfirm.com or Thomas M. Bona, Partner, E-mail: tbona@pmtlawfirm.com or visit https://pmtlawfirm.com or call our main number at (914) 703-6300. We are happy to discuss any legal concerns you may have.

You can view this podcast interview on YouTube click here > https://youtu.be/Mza7wtO8aEA 

The PMT (Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP) podcast “Risk Matters” will examine thought provoking insurance and Risk Management topics by interviewing leaders in the insurance industry. Our host for today’s podcast is Thomas M. Bona, Esq. He is a partner Pillinger Miller Tarallo’s Elmsford, New York office.

Our two guests today are Scott E. Miller, Esq. and Kenneth A. Krajewski. Our topic is handling construction defect claims and complex litigation in New York State

Scott E. Miller Esq. is the Managing partner of the PMT’s office in New York. He is the lead attorney of PMT’s construction defect and complex litigation practice area. Scott has been involved in construction defect claims for over 30 years and has defended some of the most serious and complicated cases in New York.

Kenneth A. Krajewski Esq. is a partner PMT’s Buffalo office. He devotes a substantial amount of his practice to construction defect and complex litigation. Ken is well known in the western New York area and has litigated some of upstate New York's most complicated and serious cases.

After Nuclear Verdicts: Time to Exit the Fallout Shelter and Try Cases

Although nuclear verdicts are real and frightening, we will examine whether this is the insurance industry’s biggest threat or the steady upward creep of monetary verdicts that juries are now delivering. Our panel of insurance stakeholders will analyze the trends and reasons why jury verdicts are seemingly always increasing and offer suggestions on how to resolve cases fairly for all parties.

Pillinger Miller Tarallo and St. John’s Tobin Center for Executive Education and its Greenberg School of Risk Management Proudly Present Our 4th Conference Series Webinar. This is an excerpt from our webinar on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. 

Webinar Panelists
Moderator: Thomas M. Bona, Esq., Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
Jeffrey T. Miller, Esq., Executive Managing Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
Jeffrey D. Schulman, Esq., Executive Managing Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
Ernest J. Bernabei III, Esq., Managing Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
Jeffrey Block, Esq., Partner – Block O’Toole & Murphy
Anthony Coleman, Senior Vice President, Claims – Tradesman Program Managers
Professor Jack Jennings – St. John’s Greenberg School of Risk Management
Professor Albert J. Beer – St. John’s Greenberg School of Risk Management XL Chair

Agenda
2:00 pm
Opening Remarks
Thomas M. Bona, Esq., Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm


How much of a threat to the insurance industry are nuclear verdicts, runaway verdicts, and social inflation?
Were nuclear verdicts an accident waiting to happen, or should we have anticipated this?
Is it reasonable to prepare every accident case as a potential nuclear case, and will insurance companies pay for it?
How can companies and insureds protect themselves?
Are verdicts like home prices that never seem to go down?
Does the focus on nuclear verdicts obscure and distract from resolving cases?
Is the insurance industry helping create runaway and nuclear verdicts by failing to settle cases aggressively, and is it still true that the best case is settled?

https://pmtlawfirm.com/after-nuclear-verdicts-time-to-exit-the-fallout-shelter-and-try-cases/