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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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Joshua L. Mallin

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Joshua L. Mallin, born in New York, New York August 24, 1959; admitted to the New York Bar 1985; United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York 1987; Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A. 1981); Brooklyn Law School (J.D. 1984); President, Moot Court Honor Society 1983-1984; Assistant District Attorney, Kings County District Attorney's Office 1984-1987; Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York ( Member, Committee on Admission to the Bar); New York County Lawyers Associations; New York State Bar Association and American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Tort and Insurance Practice and Committee on Litigation). In addition, since 2007, Mr. Mallin has been named a "Super Lawyer" in the field of insurance coverage litigation in the New York Metropolitan Area.

Mr. Mallin has been a featured speaker at the mid-year meeting of the Tort and Insurance Practice and Committee of the American Bar Association and has authored 4 articles; "W&M Addresses Forum on Business Interruption Claims in the Wake of 911", "The Innocent Co-Insured Doctrine", "Post-Loss Indemnity Issues: The Unstable Ground Of Loss Valuation" and "Current Trends in First Party Insurance Law".

Bar Admissions:

New York, 1985
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1987
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1987
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2000

Education:

Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York, 1984: J.D.
Honors: Moot Court Honor Society, President, 1983-1984
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 1981: B.A.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Super Lawyers for the New York Metropolitan area from 2007-2011
Association of the Bar of New York City, Committee on Admission to the Bar: Member
New York County Lawyers Association: Member
New York State Bar Association: Member
American Bar Association, Committee on Tort and Insurance Practice: Member
American Bar Association, Committee on Litigation: Member
Small Claim Part, Civil Court, New York City: Arbitrator

Past Employment Positions:

Kings County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 1984 - 1987

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