Volume 10, number 2 of the free Zalma's Insurance Fraud Letter has been published at http://www.zalma.com. Highlights of the issue include: More On the AIG...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 3, 2006 2:23 am
INSURED'S 57-DAY DELAY IN REPORTING OCCURRENCE SUPPORTS INSURER'S LATE NOTICE DISCLAIMER Thelma Steinberg v. Hermitage Insurance Co. (Index No. 27355/98)(2d ...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 6, 2006 9:17 pm
DISCLAIMER WHICH CITES BOTH VALID AND INVALID REASONS FOR DISCLAIMING IS STILL EFFECTIVE State Insurance Fund v. Utica First Ins. Co., 807 NYS2d 351 (1st Dept ...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 7, 2006 3:49 pm
MERE TECHNICAL DEFICIENCY IN PROVIDER'S LICENSE DOES NOT BAR PAYMENT; PROVIDER HAS BURDEN OF PROOF OF VALUE OF NON-SCHEDULED SERVICES Ava Acupuncture PC v....
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Barry Zalma
bzalma
Mar 10, 2006 12:59 am
The Right to Subrogation May Eliminate Coverage in Disasters I posted an article on my web site at http://www.zalma.com/zalmaoninsurance.htm that explains...
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Barry Zalma
bzalma
Mar 10, 2006 9:03 pm
Friends: If you will be in the Los Angeles area next Thursday evening, please make your reservations for the upcoming March 16th 2006 meeting of the Forensic...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 10, 2006 9:17 pm
HOTEL NOT LIABLE FOR THEFT FROM GUEST'S CAR, SELF-PARKED IN UNATTENDED PARKING LOT Waterton v. Linden Motor Inn, NYLJ 3/10/06 (Civil Court, Kings County)...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 10, 2006 11:10 pm
BYSTANDERS INJURED DURING PROMOTIONAL T-SHIRT TOSS WITHSTAND MOTION TO DISMISS Curran v. CXR Holding Inc. d/b/a WBAM-FM, Index no. 011118/02 (Supreme Court,...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 14, 2006 3:23 pm
COURT REJECTS HEALTH INSURER'S BID TO INTERVENE IN INFANT'S MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUIT Singh v. Long Island Jewish Medical Center, NYLJ 3/13/06 (Supreme ...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 16, 2006 2:43 am
Dear Readers: Your Truly just got a nice defense verdict today, so let me give you this exclusive report on my own case (I represented defendant Shapiro). ...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 17, 2006 10:48 pm
AUTO POLICY PROVIDES NO COVERAGE FOR WIFE'S SUIT AGAINST INSURED HUSBAND Dattore v. Dattore, NYLJ 3/17/06 (Supreme Court, Bronx County) (ROMAN, j) This...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 18, 2006 6:36 pm
Dear Readers: On 18 March 1994, having just left a job with another law firm, I opened The Law Office of Lawrence N. Rogak by renting a desk in a suite owned...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 20, 2006 3:25 pm
Mr. Rogak: I enjoy reading your news every day. Yours are one of the few email messages that I don't delete without reading them in their entirety. I never...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 20, 2006 9:19 pm
IF TREATMENT DOES NOT VIOLATE "GENERALLY ACCEPTED MEDICAL PRACTICE" THEN IT IS NOT "UNNECESSARY" FOR NO-FAULT BENEFITS A.R. Medical Art P.C. a/a/o Nato Seselia...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 21, 2006 2:22 am
N.Y. Groups to Study Effects of Insurers Denying Dog Owners Coverage A New York organization for dog owners and a marketing firm that caters to the interests...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 21, 2006 11:27 pm
PLAINTIFF'S FAILURE TO EXPLAIN LONG GAPS IN TREATMENT LEADS TO DISMISSAL ON "THRESHOLD" MOTION Sharif v. Moore, NYLJ 3/21/06 (Supreme Court, Kings County)...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 23, 2006 2:47 pm
DEFENDANT WAITED TOO LONG TO MAKE CHANGES TO DEPOSITION TRANSCRIPT; SANCTION IMPOSED FOR THROWING AWAY EVIDENCE Kelley v. Empire Roller Skating Rink Inc., NYLJ...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 24, 2006 9:29 pm
Dear Readers: I enjoy exercising my brain by filling it with little bits of trivia. As today is Friday and I'm looking forward to the weekend, I thought I'd...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 29, 2006 6:39 pm
CIVIL COURT CAN HEAR DJ ACTION IF CLAIMANT'S ULTIMATE GOAL IS MONEY Whitfield v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., NYLJ 3/29/06 (Civil Court, New York...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 30, 2006 12:58 am
In the most significant appellate decision on the subject of no-fault fraud since Medical Society of New York v. Serio, we have won a decision in the Appellate...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 30, 2006 1:11 pm
For those of you who can't resist limited-edition collectibles, here's one you won't want to miss: Described by the seller as "a collector's dream come true,"...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 30, 2006 10:54 pm
NO-FAULT PAYMENTS ARE NOT "OVERDUE" IF THEY WERE TIMELY DENIED; IF PROPERLY DENIED, THEY CANNOT BE OVERDUE New York Craniofacial Care, P.C. a/a/o Maria Vega,...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Mar 30, 2006 11:34 pm
WHEN LOST BAGGAGE CONTAINS ITEMS OF SENTIMENTAL VALUE BUT NO MARKET VALUE, ONLY NOMINAL DAMAGES CAN BE AWARDED Wali Mohammed v Air France, 2006 NY Slip Op...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Apr 3, 2006 2:33 am
GOLDFISH ARE "DOMESTICATED ANIMALS" AND STOMPING THEM TO DEATH IS A FELONY People v. Michael Garcia, NYLJ 04/03/06 (1st Dept 2006) In a decision which appears...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Apr 3, 2006 9:05 pm
COURT FIND INSURER'S PROOF OF MAILING NO-FAULT DENIAL TO BE INSUFFICIENT Harbor Medical & Diagnostic PC a/a/o Sandra Dorsett v. Allstate Ins. Co., NYLJ 4/03/06...
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Barry Zalma
bzalma
Apr 5, 2006 12:34 am
Friends: I have published the April issue of Zalma's Insurance Fraud Letter at http://www.zalma.com. In it you can read, among other things: The Silicosis...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Apr 5, 2006 1:04 am
NEW JERSEY LAW HELD TO APPLY TO NEW YORKERS WHO RENTED CAR IN NEW JERSEY AND HAD ACCIDENT IN QUEBEC King v. Car Rentals Inc., NYLJ 4/03/06 (2d Dept 2006) On...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Apr 8, 2006 12:28 am
ONCE A N0-FAULT BILL IS SUBMITTED TO ARBITRATION IT CAN NEVER BE LITIGATED EVEN IF WITHDRAWN FROM ARB A.B. Medical Services PLLC, D.A. Chiropractic P.C.,...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Apr 9, 2006 6:04 pm
DESPITE MRI SHOWING BULGING DISC, PLAINTIFF'S FULL RANGE OF MOTION 1 WEEK POST ACCIDENT LEADS TO DISMISSAL OF LAWSUIT Lillian Aponte v. Robert P. Tusa, (Index...
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Lawrence Rogak
therogakreport
Apr 9, 2006 6:17 pm
INSURED'S EIGHT-MONTH DELAY IN REPORTING INCIDENT TO INSURER RESULTS IN VALID DISCLAIMER; NOTICE TO BROKER IS NOT NOTICE TO INSURER Paul Developers, LLC V....