The lawyers at Shayne, Dachs, Sauer & Dachs, LLP are considered experts in a variety of law and practice areas, and are frequently called upon to lecture and teach continuing legal education programs for lawyers, judges, arbitrators, and law students at various bar associations, law schools, and other prestigious institutions. A schedule of recent and future lectures and presentations is set forth below.
In addition, the attorneys at Shayne, Dachs, Sauer & Dachs, LLP are prolific writers on the law, having published hundreds of articles of legal commentary in several legal journals and periodicals, including the longest-running regular featured column in The New York Law Journal. Recent examples of these articles, which can be accessed by clicking on their titles, are set forth below.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO JONATHAN A. DACHS:
Upon the publication of his treatise, entitled New York Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law & Practice (LexisNexis/Matthew Bender 2016/2017) (see book review); and upon his receipt of the John E. Leach Memorial Award from the New York State Bar Associations’s Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section, “in recognition of outstanding service and distinguished contributions to the legal profession.”
Lectures & Articles From Our Highly Rated Long Island Personal Injury Attorneys
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- “INSURANCE LAW UPDATE 2017”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, November 9, 2017
“UM/SUM Update – 2017” – Jonathan A. Dachs - “DECISIONS 2017”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Long Island, November 2, 2017
“Insurance Law” – – Jonathan A. Dachs - “DECISIONS 2017”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Westchester, October 25, 2017
“Insurance Law” – – Jonathan A. Dachs - “AUTO AND TRUCK CLAIMS, ACCIDENTS AND LITIGATION”
New York State Bar Association, Long Island, April 27, 2017
“UM/SUM Coverage Update” – – 2015 – 2016 – – Jonathan A. Dachs - “AUTO AND TRUCK CLAIMS, ACCIDENTS AND LITIGATION”
New York State Bar Association, New York, April 7, 2017
“UM/SUM Coverage Update – – 2015-2016” – – Jonathan A. Dachs - “AUTO INSURANCE LAW UPDATE 2016”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, November 30, 2016
“UM/SUM Update – 2016” – – Jonathan A. Dachs - “ANNUAL AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY UPDATE”
Suffolk County Bar Association/Suffolk Academy of Law, November 17, 2016
“UM/SUM Coverage Update – 2016” – – Jonathan A. Dachs - “DECISIONS 2016”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Long Island, November 4, 2016
“Insurance Law” – – Jonathan A. Dachs - “DECISIONS 2016”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Westchester, October 27, 2016
“Insurance Law” – – Jonathan A. Dachs - “DECISIONS 2016”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Staten Island, October 21, 2016
“Insurance Law” – – Jonathan A. Dachs - “DECISIONS 2016”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, New York City, September 16, 2016
“Insurance Law” – – Jonathan A. Dachs - “INSURANCE LAW UPDATE 2017”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, November 9, 2017
“UM/SUM Update – 2017” – Jonathan A. Dachs - NEW YORK STATE JUDICIAL INSTITUTE
2016 SUMMER REGIONAL PROGRAM, 9 TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
White Plains, New York, July 19, 2016
“UM/SUM Coverage Update – – 2015-2016” – Jonathan A. - “Annual Automobile Liability Update”
Suffolk County Bar Association/Suffolk Academy of Law, November 19, 2015
“SUM Coverage” — Jonathan A. Dachs - “Decisions 2015”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Long Island, November 6, 2015
“Insurance Law” — Jonathan A. Dachs - “Insurance Law Update 2015”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, October 26, 2015
“UM/SUM: Recent Case Law and Legislative Developments” — Jonathan A. Dachs - “Decisions 2015”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Westchester County, October 22, 2015
“Insurance Law” — Jonathan A. Dachs - “Decisions 2015”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, New York City, September 25, 2015
“Insurance Law” — Jonathan A. Dachs - “Decisions 2014”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Long Island, November 7, 2014
“Insurance Law” — Jonathan A. Dachs - “Decisions 2014”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Westchester County, October 29, 2014
“Insurance Law” — Jonathan A. Dachs - “Decisions 2014”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Ne York City, September 12, 2014
“Insurance Law” — Jonathan A. Dachs - “Annual Automobile Liability Update”
Suffolk County Bar Association/Suffolk Academy of Law, June 26, 2014
“SUM Coverage” — Jonathan A. Dachs - “Insurance Law Update 2014”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, June 17, 2014
“UM/SUM: Recent Case Law and Legislative Developments” — Jonathan A. Dachs - “Advanced Insurance Coverage: Emerging Issues, Developments and Strategy”
New York State Bar Association, May 2014
“UM/SUM Coverage Update” — Jonathan A. Dachs - “Decisions 2013”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Long Island, November 14, 2013
“Insurance Law” — Jonathan A. Dachs - “Decisions 2013”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Westchester County, October 17, 2013
“Insurance Law” — Jonathan A. Dachs - “New York Law Seminar”
MAPFRE Insurance Company, Webster, MA., September 17, 2013
Brian J. Sauer and Jonathan A. Dachs - “Insurance Law Update”
Appellate Division, First and Second Judicial Departments and Office of Court
Administration, Appellate Division, Second Department, June 25, 2013
“Insurance Law 2012 – 2013” — Jonathan A. Dachs - “Annual Automobile Liability Update”
Suffolk County Bar Association/Suffolk Academy of Law, June 17, 2013
“SUM Coverage” — Jonathan A. Dachs - “Defendant’s Round Table”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law
“Top Tort Tips for Defense and House Counsel,” May 7, 2013 — Kenneth J. Landau - “Insurance Law Update 2013”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, April 23, 2013
“UM/SUM: Recent Case Law and Legislative Developments” — Jonathan A. Dachs - “Law You Should Know”
WHPC Radio, April 22 and 29, 2013 “Ethics in Your Area of Practice” —
Kenneth J. Landau - “Handling A Tort Case for Paralegals”
Briarcliff College — Bethpage, N.Y., March 18, 2013 — Kenneth J. Landau - “Bridging the Gap: How to Handle A Personal Injury Action”
Nassau Academy of Law, January 26, 2013 –- Brian J. Sauer - “Tips on Handling A Tort Case and Depositions That Make A Difference”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, January 26, 2013
–- Kenneth J. Landau - “Mini Decisions 2012”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, New York City, December 6, 2012 “Insurance Law” -– Jonathan A. Dachs - “Litigation Skills for Paralegals”
Briarcliff College -– Bethpage, N. Y., October 31, 2012 – Kenneth J. Landau - “Law You Should Know”
WHPC Radio, Maximizing Credibility In the Courtroom,” October 22, 2012 -– Kenneth J. Landau - “Decisions 2012”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Long Island, October 16, 2012 “Insurance Law”
–Jonathan A. Dachs - “Decisions 2012”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, New York City, September 14, 2012 “Insurance Law” –- Jonathan A. Dachs - “Insurance Law Update 2012”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, June 12, 2012
“UM/SUM: Recent Case Law and Legislative Developments” -– Jonathan A. Dachs - “Annual Automobile Liability Update”
Suffolk County Bar Association/Suffolk Academy of Law, June 18, 2012 “SUM Coverage”
— Jonathan A. Dachs - “Choices in Today’s Legal Environment”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, October 17, 2011
“Transitioning To A Personal Injury Practice” – Brain J. Sauer - “Law School for Insurance Professionals”
New York State Bar Association, October 6, 2011
“Auto Liability/Uninsured and Supplementary Uninsured Coverage” – Jonathan A. Dachs - “Decisions 2011”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, New York City, September 9, 2011
“Insurance Law” – Jonathan A. Dachs - “Insurance Law Update 2011”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, June 29, 2011
“UM/SUM: Recent Case Law and Legislative Developments”-Jonathan A. Dachs - “Annual Automobile Liability Update”
Suffolk County Bar Association/Suffolk Academy of Law, May 23, 2011
“SUM Coverage”-Jonathan A. Dachs - “Automobile Liability 2011: An Update”
New York State Bar Association, March 25, 2011 — “Uninsured & Underinsured Motorist Coverage” – Jonathan A. Dachs - “Decisions 2010”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Long Island, November 5, 2010 — “Insurance Law” – Jonathan A. Dachs - “Annual Automobile Liability Update”
Suffolk County Bar Association/Suffolk Academy of Law, June 17, 2010
“SUM Coverage” – Jonathan A. Dachs - “Hot Topics In Torts From Both Plaintiff and Defendant Perspectives”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, May 24, 2010
“Presenting and Defending Cases Involving the Other Plaintiffs, From Investigation Thru
Trial” – Brian J. Sauer
Moderator – – Kenneth J. Landau
- “INSURANCE LAW UPDATE 2017”
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- “Insurance Law Update 2010”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, May 10, 2010
“UM/SUM: Recent Case Law and Legislative Developments” –– Jonathan A. Dachs - “Basic Tort and Insurance Law Practice”
New York State Bar Association, May 6 and 7, 2010
“Auto Insurance Issues” –– Jonathan A. Dachs - “Handling Tough Issues In A Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Case”
New York State Bar Association, November 20, 2009
“Uninsured And Underinsured Motorist Coverage”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Auto Insurance: Is It Working for You?”
Sid Jacobson JCC, November 10, 2009—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Law School for Claims Professionals”
New York State Bar Association, October 23, 2009
“Automobile Liability”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Decisions 2009”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Westchester County, October 15, 2009
“Insurance Law”—Jonathan A. Dachs
- “Insurance Law Update 2010”
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- “Decisions 2009”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Long Island, September 24, 2009
“Insurance Law”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Decisions 2009”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, New York City, September 10, 2009
“Insurance Law”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “How to Handle a Personal Injury Threshold Motion for Plaintiffs and Defendants”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, June, 2009—Kenneth J. Landau (Moderator) - “Annual Automobile Liability Update”
Suffolk County Bar Association/Suffolk Academy of Law, June, 2009
“SUM Coverage”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Insurance Law Update 2009”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, March, 2009
“UM/SUM: Recent Case Law and Legislative Developments”—Jonathan A. Dachs (Chair) - “Untruth & Consequesnces” A Judicial-Ethical-Jewish Perspective
Jewish Lawyers Association of Nassau County, March 2009—Kenneth J. Landau (Moderator)
- “Decisions 2009”
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- “Bridge-the-Gap Program for New Attorneys: Personal Injury Law”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, January 2009—Kenneth J. Landau - “Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Roundtable”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, November 2008
“No-Fault Is Not Your Fault”—Kenneth J. Landau (Moderator) - “Decisions 2008”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, September/October, 2008
“Insurance Law”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “The Rise and Fall of the Labor Law Accident Case”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, October 2008—Kenneth J. Landau - “Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Roundtable”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, September, 2008
“What Carriers Want”—Kenneth J. Landau (Moderator) - “Settling Uninsured & Underinsured Motorist Claims”
National Business Institute, New York City, July 2008
“Understanding What the Insurer Is—And Isn’t—Responsible For”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Annual Automobile Liability Update”
Suffolk County Bar Association/Suffolk Academy of Law, June 2008
“SUM Coverage”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “CLE on the Radio on WHPC 90.3 FM” June 2008
“Mediation Advocacy Skills For Attorneys”—Kenneth J.Landau
- “Bridge-the-Gap Program for New Attorneys: Personal Injury Law”
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- “Litigating the Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claim”
National Business Institute, Long Island, May 2008
“Key Elements of UM/UIM Coverage”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Auto Insurance Law Update 2008”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, March 2008
“UM/SUM: Recent Case Law and Legislative Developments”—Jonathan A. Dachs (Chair) - “UM/SUM Seminar”
Queens County Bar Association, December 2007
“UM/SUM: Recent Case Law and Legislative Developments”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Decisions 2007”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, September/October 2007
“Insurance Law”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Annual Automobile Liability Update”
Suffolk County Bar Association/Suffolk Academy of Law, May 2007
“SUM Coverage”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Auto Insurance Law Update 2007/”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, May 2007
“UM/SUM: Recent Case Law and Legislative Developments”—Jonathan A. Dachs (Chair)
- “Litigating the Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claim”
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- “UM/SUM Update”
Queens County Bar Association, February 2007—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Decisions 2006“New York State Trial Lawyers Association, October/November 2006
“Insurance Law”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “New Rules for Depositions”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, September 2006
—Brian J. Sauer
—Kenneth J. Landau - CLE on the Radio
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, August, 2008
“Preventing Problems with Clients and Grievances”—Kenneth J. Landau - “Auto Insurance Law Update 2006”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, May 2006
“UM/SUM: Recent Case Law and Legislative Developments”—Jonathan A. Dachs (Chair)
- “UM/SUM Update”
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- “Annual Automobile Liability Update”
Suffolk County Bar Association/Suffolk Academy of Law, May 2006
“SUM Coverage”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “UM/SUM Update—Ask the Experts”
Queens County Bar Association, December 2005
—Norman H. Dachs
—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Meet the Carriers”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, October 2005—Kenneth J. Landau (Moderator) - “Decisions 2005”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, September 2005
“Insurance Law”— Jonathan A. Dachs - “How to Try a Case from A to Z”
Touro Law Center (Department of Continuing Legal Education), July 2005—Brian J. Sauer
- “Annual Automobile Liability Update”
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- “Auto Insurance Issues 2005”
New York State Trial Lawyers Association, June 2005
“SUM/Uninsured Motorist Coverage 2004-2005″—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Annual Automobile Liability Update”
Suffolk County Bar Association/Suffolk Academy of Law, May 2005
“SUM Coverage”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Auto Insurance Law Update 2005”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, April 2005
“UM/SUM: Recent Case Law and Legislative Developments”—Jonathan A. Dachs (Chair) - “Bridge the Gap”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, January 2005
“EZ Ways to Market Yourself And Your Firm”—Kenneth J. Landau - “Litigation of Uninsured/Underinsured/Sum Claims”
Queens County Bar Association, November 2004—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Decisions 2004”
“Insurance Law”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “CLE on the Radio”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, October 2005
“Preventing Grievances”—Kenneth J. Landau
- “Auto Insurance Issues 2005”
- “CLE on the Radio”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, October 2004
“The Grievance Process”—Kenneth J. Landau - “Damages from Head to Toe: Evaluation, Proving, and Challenging Injuries”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, September, 2004
—Brian J. Sauer
—Kenneth J. Landau (Moderator) - “Auto Insurance Law Update 2004”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, May 2004
“UM/SUM: Recent Case Law and Legislative Developments”—Jonathan A. Dachs (Chair) - “Annual Automobile Liability Update”
Suffolk County Bar Association/Suffolk Academy of Law, April 2004
“SUM Coverage”—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law in New York”
National Business Institute, Brooklyn and New York City, February 2004—Jonathan A. Dachs - “Taking the Deposition in a Negligence Case”
Nassau County Bar Association/Nassau Academy of Law, February 2004—Kenneth J. Landau (Moderator)
Articles
Litigation and Trial Practice
Articles by Kenneth J. Landau
- Top Ten Tort Tips, The Nassau Lawyer June 2013 – Kenneth J. Landau
- Successful Settlement Strategies, The Nassau Lawyer October 2013 – Kenneth J. Landau
- The Times An Attorney Must Communicate With Clients, The Nassau Lawyer
- Digging Deeper At Depositions, The Nassau Lawyer
- The Ten Stages of Valuing A Tort Case, The Nassau Lawyer, February 2016
- Avoiding Problems With Tort Clients, The Nassau Lawyer, February 2017
Insurance Law
General Insurance Issues
Articles by Jonathan A. Dachs appearing in the New York Law Journal, 2016 – present
- ‘Issued or Delivered’ Redefined January 2018
- Discoverability of Attorney-Generated Documents in Insurance Company Files,
November 2017 - Recent Legislative, Regulatory Amendments Pertaining to Auto Insurance Part I: July 2017 , Part II: September 2017
- Auto Insurance Complaint Rankings, June 2017
- The Applicability (Inapplicability) of New York’s Disclaimer Statute, February 2017
- The Applicability (Inapplicability) of New York’s Disclaimer Statute, Continued, March 2017
- Decisions Reaffirm Rules of Policy Construction and Interpretation, November 2016
- ‘Use or Operation’ and ‘Danger Invites Rescue’ Doctrine, September 2016
- ‘Viking Pump’ : Allocation, Exhaustion, Policy Interpretation, May 2016
- Insurance Law Lessons My Father Taught Me, February 2016
Articles by Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs appearing in the New York Law Journal, 2004–2014
- Individual Coverage Under Corporate Parnership, LLC and d/b/a Policies, July 2014
- Individual Coverage Under Policies Issued to a Trade Name or ‘d/b/a,’ September 2014
- Court of Appeals Decisions:’Jinx-Proof’ And ‘Reservation of Rights Letters’ May 2014
- Court of Appeals Clarifies Timeliness Of Non-Cooperation Disclaimer, March 2014
- Recent Decisions (Other Than ‘K2’) On an Insurer’s Duty to Defend, November 2013
- When Is an Auto ‘Furnished Or Available for Regular Use’, September 2013
- The Importance Of The Noncumulation Clause, July 2013
- Caveat Broker: Court of Appeals Clarifies Insured’s Duty to Read the Policy, January 2013
- Insurers as ‘Necessary’ Additional Respondents, May 2012
- Actions Against Insurance Agents or Brokers, March 2012
- The Insurance ‘Top 62’: Annual Rankings, January 2012
- Back to College: Still Covered?, September 2011,
- Multiple Meaning of ‘Direct Action’ Against Insurer, July 2011
- The Insurance ‘Top 50′; Review of Arbitrators’ Awards, January 2011
- Updates: ‘Operation’ and Passengers, Reasonable Belief in Nonliability, November 2010
- Coverage in Context: Defining ‘Use’ of a Motor Vehicle, September 2010
- Fine Line Between Exclusions and Noncoverage, March 2010
- ‘Top 10’ Companies and Other Developments, January 2010
- Insurance Coverage? Don’t Mention It, November 2009
- Importance of Providing the Policy to the Court—Redux, September 2009
- Belief in Nonliability as Excuse for Late Notice of Claim, November 2008
- Recent Evidentiary Rulings, September 2008
- The Insurance ‘Top Ten’/ Notice of Lawsuit Trigger, May 2008
- Status of ‘No Prejudice’ and Direct Action Legislation, July 2008
- ‘Schlott,’ Not, March 2008
- Importance of Providing the Policy to the Court, November 2007
- Legislative Initiatives Regarding the ‘No-Prejudice Rule’, September 2007
- Appellate Division: Recent Department Conflicts, July 2007
- The Search for Additional Coverage, March 2007
- Insurance Office Failure: Reasonable Excuse for Default?, November 2006
- Court of Appeals: Deciding Not to Decide, September 2006
- Court of Appeals: Deciding and Deciding Not to Decide, July 2006
- The Confluence of Vehicle and Traffic Law §388 and VTL §1210(a), May 2006
- Rebutting the Presumption of Permissive Use, March 2006
- The ‘Top 10’ and the Insurance Case of the Year, January 2006
- Chronological Exhaustion of Policy Limits, May 2005
- ‘Thrasher’ Threshhold Thriving, March 2005
- Rulings on Declaratory Judgment Actions: The “Top Ten”, January 2005
- Declaratory Judgment Actions: A Question of Standing, November 2004
Articles by Jonathan A. Dachs appearing in Trial Lawyers Digest (New York State Bar Association)
Articles by Jonathan A. Dachs, appearing in The Nassau Lawyer (Nassau County Bar Association)
- Operation of Law Expands Minimum Auto Policy Limits, February 2004
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Insurance
Articles by Jonathan A. Dachs appearing in the New York Law Journal, 2016 – present:
Articles by Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs, appearing in The New York Law Journal (2004–2014)
- The Insurance “Top 68′ and SUM Legislative Undate, May 2013
- SUM Legislation – Good News/Bad News, March 2013
- ‘Sandy’ Moratorium and SUM Trigger, November 2012
- SUM Insurance Dilemma Hits the Mainstream, September 2012
- Settlement With Non-Motor Vehicle Tortfeasor Under SUM Endorsement, July 2012
- Insurers As ‘Necessary’ Additional Respondents, May 2012
- “The SUM Offset/Reduction in Coverage Provision” November 2011
- Definition of ‘Accident’ Undergoes Significant Change, May 2011
- Court of Appeals Addresses Uninsured, Underinsured Motorists Coverage, July 2009
- Recovering ‘Excess Economic Loss’ in Litigation or SUM Arbitration, January 2009
- ‘Raffellini’ Status Quo Restored, January 2008
- The ‘Top 10’/Insolvency and the PMV Fund May 2007
- Issue Preclusion and UM/UIM/SUM Cases, January 2007
- More Proposed Regulatory Amendments, November 2005
- UM/SUM Coverage: Proposed Statutory, Regulatory Amendments, September 2005
- Participation in Arbitration, Recovery of Attorney’s Fees, September 2004
- ‘Occupancy’ and Uninsured Motorist Coverage, July 2004
- Tricks of the Trade: Let the “Trickster” and “Trickee” Beware, May 2004
- Blackouts, Blizzards and the ’20-Day Rule’ of CPLR 7503(c), March 2004
Articles by Jonathan A. Dachs, appearing in The New York State Bar Journal (New York State Bar Association), 2004-present
- 2013 Review of UM/UIM and SUM Law, July/August 2014
- 2016 Review of UM/UIM/SUM Law and Practice
- 2014-2015 Review of UM/UIM/SUM Law and Practice Part I: March/April 2016
Part II: May 2016 - 2013 Review of UM/UIM and SUM Law, July/August 2014
- 2012 Review of UM, UIM and SUM Law, July/August 2013
- 2011 Review of Uninsured, Underinsured and Supplementary Uninsured Motorist Law, May 2012
- 2010 Review of Uninsured, Underinsured and Supplementary Uninsured Motorist Insurance Law, May 2011
- 2009 Review of Uninsured, Underinsured and Supplementary Uninsured Motorist Law, July/August 2010
- 2008 Insurance Law Update: Uninsured, Underinsured, and Supplementary Uninsured Motorist Law
Part 1, May 2009
Part 2, June 2009
- 2007 Insurance Law Update: Uninsured, Underinsured, and Supplementary Uninsured Motorist Law
Part 1, June 2008
Part 2, July/August 2008
- Uninsured Motorist/Supplementary Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Update, 2006
Part 1, June 2007
Part 2, July/August 2007
- 2005 Update on Uninsured, Underinsured, and Supplementary Uninsured Motorist Law
Part 1, June 2006
Part 2, July/August 2006
- 2004 Case Update: Uninsured, Underinsured, Supplementary Uninsured Motorist Law
Part 1, May 2005
Part 2, June 2005
- 2003 Update on Issues Affecting Accidents Involving Uninsured and/or Underinsured Motorists, May 2004
No-Fault Insurance
Articles by Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs, appearing in The New York Law Journal, 2004–present
- No-Fault Miscellany: Arbitration, IMEs, Burden of Proof and Fraud Prevention, January 2014
- No-Fault Amendments – New and Proposed, March 2011
- Proposed Amendments to the No-Fault Law, Take 2, July 2010
- Proposed Amendments to the No-Fault Law, May 2010
- Ranking the Auto Companies, and Loss of Fetus as a ‘Serious Injury’, March 2009
- On Significant Recent No-Fault Decisions and the “Top 10,” January 2004
Archived Insurance Law Articles
Articles by Jonathan A. Dachs, appearing in The New York State Bar Journal (New York State Bar Association)(1994-2003)
(May be furnished upon request)
- “2002 Update on Issues Affecting Accidents Involving Uninsured and/or Underinsured Motorists,” June 2003
- “A Review of Uninsured Motorist and Supplementary Uninsured Motorist Cases Decided in 2001,” July/August 2002
- “Actions By Courts and Legislature in 2000 Addressed Issues Affecting Uninsured and Underinsured Drivers,” September 2001
- “Summing Up 1999 ‘SUM’ Decisions: Courts Provide New Guidance on Coverage Issues for Motorists,” July/August 2000
- “Decisions in 1998 Clarified Issues Affecting Coverage for Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists,” May/June 1999
- “Legislative and Case Law Developments in UM/UIM/SUM Law –1997,” September/October 1998
- “Developments in Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage,” September/October 1997
- “The Parts of the ‘SUM’: Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage in 1995,” July/August 1996
- “Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Cases in 1994,” November 1995
- “Uninsured and Underinsured . . . But Not Underlitigated: 1993: An Important Year for UM/UIM Coverage,” September/October 1994
Additional articles by Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs, appearing in The New York Law Journal, 1987–2003
(May be furnished upon request)
- “‘Serious Injury’ Practice, Procedure: Subtle Differences Discerned,” November 2003
- “SUM Notice in the Context of Uncertain or Undeveloped Injuries,” September 2003
- “On Assault & Battery, Apportionment, ‘All Future Benefits’,” July 2003
- “The Arbitrator’s Obligations of Impartiality and Disclosure,” May 2003
- “On the ‘Top 10’, No-Fault Update, Insolvency and SUM Coverage,” March 2003
- “Shunning of Arbitration of No-Fault Disputes/Identity Theft,” January 2003
- “Supplemental Spousal Insurance,” November 2002
- “On Regulation 68 Effective Dates, No-Fault Arbitration Awards,” September 2002
- “Notice of Legal Action and the Requirement of Prejudice,” July 2002
- “On Supplementary Uninsured Motorist Practice,” May 2002
- “Remedies Available to Victims of Vehicular Assaults,” March 2002
- “Emergency Amendment to the No-Fault Regulations/The ‘Top Ten,” January 2002
- “Retroactive Cancellation/’IME’ Malpractice,” November 2001
- “The ‘New’ No-Fault ‘Regulation 68’,” September 2001
- “Recent Rulings on ‘Serious Injury,’ Liens and Actions Against Agents,” July 2001
- “Court ’86s’ Regulation 68/ Being Hit By One’s Own Stolen Car,” May 2001
- “More on No-Fault Assignments The ‘Top Ten’,” March 2001
- “The New Venue Rule,” January 2001
- “Health Provider Assignments/Derivative Claims,” November 2000
- “No-Fault Regulations Update,” September 2000
- “More on No-Fault,” July 2000
- “Payment of No-Fault Benefits As Admission of Causal Relationship,” May 2000
- “No-Fault Update and the ‘Top Ten’,” March 2000
- “The No-Fault 30-Day Rule,” January 2000
- “Notice of Legal Action,” November 1999
- “Court of Appeals Addresses Underinsured Motorist Notice of Claim,” September 1999
- “Proposed Changes to No-Fault Regulations,” July 1999
- “Escape Clauses, Disclaimers and Added Protection,” May 1999
- “UM and SUM Coverage for Derivative Claims,” March 1999
- “Insolvency and UM Coverage Top 10,” January 1999
- “More ‘Residence’ Issues and New Coverage Rules for Taxis,” November 1998
- “Residency Issues: Is Home Where the Heart Is?,” Sept. 1998
- “Stolen Vehicles and the ‘Key in the Ignition’ Law,” July 1998
- “Fraudulent Claims, Intentional Assault,” May 1998
- “Recent UM/SUM Decisions The ‘Top 10’,” March 1998
- “More New Legislation Affecting Motorists,” January 1998
- “Four New Laws for Motorists,” November 1997
- “Petitions to Stay Arbitration: Special Proceedings,” July 1997
- “Recent UM and SUM Decisions,” May 1997
- “Regulatory and Statutory Amendments Top 10,” March 1997
- “Revised Uninsured Motorists Endorsement—Part II,” Jan.1997
- “The Revised Uninsured Motorists Endorsement,” December 1996
- “Caveat Settlor,” September 1996
- “Limits of Liability—Taking Nothing for Granted,” July 1996
- “‘Steck’: Issue Resolved, Questions Raised,” May 1996
- “The Interrelationship of No-Fault and SUM,” March 1996
- “Appeals from Denial of Stay of Arbitration’Top 10′,” January 1996
- “Time to Reconsider ‘Clemens v. Apple’,” November 1995
- “The Act That Increases Motor Vehicle Coverage,” Sept.1995
- “The Importance of Reading the Policy,” July 1995
- “De Novo’s Demise and Exceptions to ‘Stolarz’,” March 1995
- “Regulation 35-D: Prospective or Retroactive?,” Jan. 1995
- “Update on Regulation 35-D,” November 1994
- “Expanding Traditional Concepts to Reach ‘Preconception’ Torts,” Outside Counsel October 1994
- “SUM Coverage and Excess/Umbrella Coverage,” September 1994
- “The Combined Single-Limit SUM Trigger,” July 1994
- “A Question of Interest,” May 1994
- “Consumer Choice on Managed Care,” March 1994
- “The Uninsured Motorist Top 10,” January 1994
- “Beyond the Limits of Liability,” November 1993
- “Regulation 35-D: A Reality At Last,” September 1993
- “Combined Single-Limit Trigger, Resolved,” July 1993
- “How UM and UIM Are Linked With Other Areas of the Law,” May 1993
- “Uninsured Motorists Coverage for Out of State Accidents,” March1993
- “Serious Injury Submissions ‘Top 25’,” February 1993
- “Troublesome Recent Cases,” December 1992
- “The Latest on Regulation 35-D,” November 1992
- “New Rules on ‘SUM’ Coverage and Lost Earnings,” Sept.1992
- “Coverage for Emotional Injury,” August 1992
- “SUM Regulation Redux,” June 1992
- “Combined Single-Limit Policies and SUM Trigger,” May 1992
- “Responsibility for Attorneys’ Fees,” March 1992
- “No-Fault Regulation Update,” February 1992
- “Pinpointing Potential Pitfalls in Proposed Regulation 35-D,” Dec.1991
- “Recent Legislation,” October 1991
- “Excuses for Delayed Notice to Insurers,” September 1991
- “Underinsured Motorist Coverage—Update,” July 1991
- “The Catch in Underinsured Motorist Coverage,” June 1991
- “‘Hit and Run’ Reporting Requirements,” April 1991
- “Collateral Estoppel, Trial De Novo and the ‘Top 25’,” Feb.1991
- “The Underinsured Motorist,” December 1990
- “‘Lopez’ Revisited,” November 1990
- “‘First Impressions’ in Litigation,” September 1990
- “A Call For Legislative Action,” August 1990
- “The Shortest Statute of Limitations Known to the Law,” June 1990
- “One Justice’s Call for Reform,” May 1990
- “The ‘Top 25’ With the Most Complaints,” March 1990
- “Collateral Estoppel and Res Judicata in Arbitration,” February 1990
- “Recent Decisions: Epstein, Redmond, et al.,” Dec. 1989
- “The SUM Trigger: Confusion Reigns,” September 1989
- “Liens, Schemes and Driving Machines,” August 1989
- “Trial De Novo—Read Your Policy,” June 1989
- “Coverage for Underinsured Motorist,” May 1989
- “Complaints Against Auto Insurers,” March 1989
- “Timely Notice of Denial,” February 1989
- “Seek and Ye Shall Hope to Find,” December 1988
- “Arbitration v. Litigation,” November 1988
- “General Liability Insurance Issues,” September 1988
- “Serious Injury Redux,” August 1988
- “Arbitration,” June 1988
- “Unfair Claims Settlement,” March 1988
- “The Top 25,” February 1988
- “Maximizing Coverage,” December 1987
- “Recent Developments,” October 1987
- “Serious Injury Update,” September 1987
Additional Topics
Articles by Norman H. Dachs and Jonathan A. Dachs, appearing in The New York Law Journal, 2004–present
- Law in Flux on Coverage for Same-Sex Couples, May 2009
- Civil Practice Law and Rules §4545: If It’s “Broke,” Fix It, July 2005
Articles by Kenneth J. Landau
- Negligence Corner: Avoiding Deposition Disasters, The Nassau Lawyer, January 2011
- Negligence Corner: Adequate Insurance Coverage, The Nassau Lawyer, February 2009
- Negligence Corner: A Checklist for the Deposition in a Negligence Case, The Nassau Lawyer, January 2009
- Negligence Corner: WSI 240 (Work Site Investigation): Depositions in a Labor Law Accident Case, The Nassau Lawyer, September 2008
- Negligence Corner: Dealing with Damages at Depositions, The Nassau Lawyer, January 2007
Law Office Management
Articles by Kenneth J. Landau
- Profiting from Your Practice: Give Your Clients a K.I.S.S. (For Valentine’s Day), The Nassau Lawyer, February 2009
- The Top Ten Ways to Keep Your Negligence Clients Happy, The Nassau Lawyer, September 2007
- Profiting from Your Practice: Cool Ways to Heat Up Your Practice This Summer, The Nassau Lawyer, July/August 2006
- Using Seminars to Promote Your Practice, The New York Law Journal, June 2006