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Appellate Division affirms decision allowing plaintiffs to pursue punitive damage claims against various contractor defendants. Click here to read the Court's decision in 11 Essex v. Tower Insurance Company et al.

Court compels Subcontractor's Carrier to Defend Contractor. Issue of whether subcontractor's activities took place while working at job site is an issue yet to be decided but is not a basis to deny defense coverage to contractor. Click here to read the Court's decision.

Southern District Court holds that a carrier cannot compel an insured to submit to an appraisal when coverage issues still must be resolved. Read the attached decision.


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Weg & Myers

Representing Insured for 40 Years

As events unfold throughout the country, Weg and Myers, P.C. is called upon to represent policyholder interests. Most recently Weg and Myers has represented policyholders in numerous cases involving the aftermath of the destruction of the World Trade Center, the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and the scandal engineered by Bernard Madoff. Click here to view.
Led by its three long time partners, Dennis T. Dantonio, Joshua L. Mallin, William H. Parash, Weg and Myers has been engaged for more than 40 years in the practice of insurance coverage litigation, representing policyholders from homeowners to Fortune 500 corporations in suits against insurance companies on questions involving policy coverage.

In addition to its insurance coverage practice, Weg and Myers litigation practice has expanded to include the representation of commercial property owners in suits against third parties who are responsible for causing damage to its real property, the representation of public adjusters and insurance brokers in suits against insurance companies and the prosecution of claims against insurance brokers in cases where their negligence has caused or contributed to coverage issues in connection with a policyholder's claim.

Although Weg and Myers, P.C. primarily represents its clients in courts in the Tri-State Area, the firm continues to be retained to handle insurance related matters in California, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermont, and Virginia, as well as in England, Florida, Italy, Panama and Thailand.

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