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New Jersey Appellate Division Rejects Use of Common Law Tests to Determine “Employee” Status Under Insurance Policies

In a coverage action successfully handled by our firm, the Appellate Division on Monday issued a published...

NY Court of Appeals Issues Game-Changing Decision: Additional Insureds Must Show Injury Proximately Caused by the Named Insured To Gain Coverage Under Standard ISO Endorsements

In a 4-2 decision, the New York Court of Appeals yesterday issued a landmark decision concerning the...

New Jersey Supreme Court Signals a Limit To the Scope and Application of Contra Proferentum and the Reasonable Expectations Doctrines

A May 25, 2017 decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court, Oxford Realty Group Cedar, et al....

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules that a Violation of the Insurance Fraud Prevention Act Can Be Based on a Defendant’s Plain-Language Understanding of “Knowing” that its Conduct is Illegal

On May 4, 2017, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a ruling in Allstate Ins. Co., et...

RikerLink Spring 2017 Alumni Newsletter

The premiere edition of our Alumni Newsletter, Riker Link can be viewed at the PDF link above. From...

New Jersey Joins Majority: Anti-Assignment Clause Does Not Bar Post-Loss Assignment of Claims

On February 1, 2017, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously affirmed an appellate court’s finding that “once...

Riker Danzig Expands Insurance Group Adding 1 New Partner, 1 New Counsel And 3 New Associates

Riker Danzig welcomes Partner Anthony J. Zarillo, Jr., Counsel Michael J. Rossignol and Associate Jason P. Gratt...

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules that Faulty Workmanship Claims Satisfy the Insuring Agreement under the Post-1986 ISO Standard Form CGL Policy

On August 4, 2016, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Cypress Point Condominium...

Contingent Business Interruption Losses Arising out of the Kumamoto Earthquakes

On April 14, 2016, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu region, followed by a 7.0 magnitude...