New York Adult Survivors Act ‘Lookback Window’ Opens

New York Adult Survivors Act ‘Lookback Window’ Opens

BY: KRISTEN DRAKE On May 24, 2022, New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, signed the Adult Survivors Act (ASA) into law.  The ASA creates a one-year ‘Lookback Window’ which opened on November 24, 2022, to allow survivors who were adults (18 and older) at the time they were...
New York’s Adult Survivors Act Becomes Law

New York’s Adult Survivors Act Becomes Law

LAW ELIMINATES STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON SEXUAL ASSAULT FOR ONE YEAR  BY: KRISTEN DRAKE On May 24, 2022, New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, signed the Adult Survivors Act (ASA) into law.  The ASA creates a one-year ‘Lookback Window’ which opens on November 24, 2022, to...
Lead Paint Abatement and Insurance Coverage in New York

Lead Paint Abatement and Insurance Coverage in New York

ON MARCH 24, 2022, THE APPELLATE DIVISION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, FIRST DEPARTMENT, ISSUED A NOTEWORTHY RULING IN CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD’S, LONDON, ET AL. V. NL INDUSTRIES, INC., 2022 NY SLIP OP 02056. BY: JOSEPH  M. JUNFOLA, CPCU The case is...