Welcome!
The Torts, Insurance, and Compensation Law Section of
the New York State Bar Association is pleased to welcome Section members
and visitors. Among the resources available for Section members on this
site are Section publications, access to the TICL Section e-community
discussion forums, and substantive case reviews via Law Watch search
results on topics of interest to the Section. Section members receive
the Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section Journal and
the Construction & Surety Law Newsletter free as a benefit
of membership.
A View from the Chair - September 2009
“…..and a wonderful
time was had by all.” A quote from a postcard or letter
from a friend or family member about their recent vacation? Perhaps, but
it was said over and over again by everyone who attended our summer
meeting last month at the Mohegan Sun. Friends, family and colleagues
across the state enjoyed the weather, the venue, the CLE and, more
importantly, the company. I wish again to thank our program chairs,
Mirna Martinez Santiago and Gary
Cusano, for their time and effort in putting together an
excellent program and meeting. I wish to thank the judges, insurance
company professionals and all the people who participated and attended
our summer meeting. Finally, I wish to thank Brian
Rayhill for stepping in at the last minute and helping out by
presenting our CLE course on No-Fault litigation. To view photos from
our meeting go to our photo gallery link on the left menu.
For those who could not
make our meeting last month and for those who did, save the date and
join us for the Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section Thirteenth
Judicial District Reception honoring Justice Judith N. McMahon on
Thursday, September 24, 2009 at Li Greci's Staaten, 697 Forest Avenue,
Staten Island, NY 518-487-5653. The Reception is free and open to
all Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section Members and those
interested in joining our Section. We expect a large turnout of
judges and attorneys. Thanks to our district representatives, especially
Anthony Martine, Cathleen Giannetta, Brian Rayhill, Richard
Dawson, James O’Connor, Nelson Timken, Michael
O’Brien and Ronald Balter. Also thanks
to our committee chairs, Robert McCarthy and
Roderick Coyne for sponsoring this event. Please RSVP
to Barb Mahan at 518-487-5653 or bmahan@nysba.org or Michael
O’Brien at 212-510-9230 or obriem11@nationwide.com .
Reception begins at 6:00 PM.
Law School for Claims
Professionals
Our “Law School for Claims Professionals”
program has been finalized and will be held in October and November. The
dates and locations are: October 16 Buffalo - Holiday Inn Amherst;
October 16 New York City - State Insurance Fund; October 23 Hauppauge,
Long Island - Hyatt Regency Long Island; October 30 Albany - New York
State Nurses Association and November 6 Syracuse - Sheraton Syracuse
University Hotel. This is a unique program involving direct interaction
between our member attorneys and the industry they serve. We expect that
this year’s program will be one of our best. The emphasis will be on recent updates and
changes in the law. We intend to provide our claims professionals across
New York State with the practical knowledge of the law that they will
need for better and more effective claims handling. We wi ll conduct
workshops in the afternoon, devoted to problem-solving discussions
involving facts and legal issues that confront the claim professional
daily. Thanks again to Lisa Berrittella, our program
chair, and to Elizabeth A. Fitzpatrick, Edward Flink, George
Skandalis and Shawn Martin, our local chairs this year. A program brochure will be posted
shortly on our website.
Save the
Date
Please mark on your calendars the week
of January 25th for the New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting.
Our annual dinner with the Trial Lawyers Section will be held Wednesday,
January 27, 2010 at Cipriani Wall Street. Our CLE program will be held
on Thursday, January 28, 2010. Our Program chair is Michael
Tromello. He is working with the Trial Lawyers Section to put
together another great CLE program. Please note that the annual meeting
location has moved. The meetings will be held at Hilton New York, 1335
Avenue of the Americas, New York City
If you are interested
in speaking, publishing, joining the executive committee and/or just
networking with attorneys across the state, we can help. Please feel
free to call me at 212.440.2345 or email me at Charles.Siegel@cna.com.
Charles J. Siegel, Esq.
Law Offices of Charles J. Siegel
40 Wall Street - 7th Floor
New York, New York 10005
Phone: (212) 440-2345
E-Mail: charles.siegel@cna.com
FALL COCKTAIL RECEPTION - November 12th
You are cordially invited to join with members of the
Judiciary and your colleagues for a Fall Cocktail Reception at
Donovan’s Grill & Tavern, Bayside, New York.
This event is free and is a great opportunity to learn about the
terrific benefits our section of the New York State Bar Association
offers to its members. We look forward to seeing you for what will
certainly be a great evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and
conversation. Surely an evening not to be missed. Click here for more
details.
Visit our Photo Gallery (on the left menu) to view pictures from our
2009 Summer Meeting at the Mohegan Sun or click on this link Mohegan Sun Summer Meeting 2009
Torts Insurance & Compensation Law Section
Executive Committee Webcast
October 7, 2008
You are invited to view the Torts Insurance & Compensation Law
Section in action. On October 7th, the Section's Executive Committee
held its quarterly meeting at the New York
Bar Center. The first hour
of this meeting was broadcast over the internet and is now available for
viewing at www.nysba.org/TICLWebcast. To view
the webcast, simply access the link above and follow the directions on
the screen.
Among the items discussed was the Section's consideration and
proposal of legislation to amend Insurance Law 3420(d). Also known as
the disclaimer statute, the Executive Committee will examine whether it
should require a policyholder or claimant show prejudice when an
insurer's disclaimer is late, but otherwise valid. Bernice Leber, the
Bar President also addresses the executive committee as to her vision
for the State Bar in general and our section in particular.
This was the first webcast by any NYSBA Section of one of its events.
Our goal is to allow our members to view how the Section works, and
afford to become more involved. As Chair of the Torts Insurance
& Compensation Law Section, I invite you to become more active and
to spend an hour watching this meeting.
To contact any member of our Executive Committee for information, to
join a committee or to provide your opinion or feedback, click on the
link below:
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