PMT Podcast: Civil Litigation with a Focus on the Insurance Industry

Pillinger Miller Tarallo and St. John’s Tobin Center for Executive Education, its Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science (GSRM) Proudly Presents Our 7th Conference Webinar Series:

2023 PMT Legislative Update: New Laws You Must Know There is always new legislation that can have dramatic effects on the insurance industry. In this webinar, we explore with a panel of experts new and proposed legislation that you must know and what the legislation means for the insurance industry. Agenda

Opening Remarks – Thomas M. Bona, Esq., Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP

Grieving Families Act

• It’s about time and why now?
• What are the differences between the current law and the new law?
• Opening a black hole and what are the limits to the new law?
• Who’s Crying Now – What will be the cost to the industry and policyholders?

Artificial Intelligence and the CPLR: a match Made in Heaven or Perfect Strangers? Key provisions

• Key Provisions
• Artificial Intelligence and Experts
• Is the judiciary tech savvy enough to apply the new law?
• Will juries give too much weight to AI evidence to the detriment of the real evidence?

Waiting to Erupt? Proposed Bad Faith Legislation and Unfair Settlement Practices Act in New York. What is the current bad faith law and what would the proposed laws change?

• Key Provisions
• Creating a private cause of action-time for New York to become pro policyholder?
• Can the insurance industry afford these new laws?

Moderator:

• Thomas M. Bona, Esq., Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP

Panelists:

• Marc H. Pillinger, Esq., Executive Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
• Neil L. Sambursky, Esq., Managing Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
• John J. Tambascia, Esq., Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
• Kenneth A. Krajewski, Esq., Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
• S. Joseph Donohue, Esq., Partner – Block O’Toole & Murphy
• Professor Albert J. Beer – St. John’s Greenberg School of Risk Management XL Chair
• Hon. John DiBlasi – NAM and Retired Supreme Court Justice

Pillinger Miller Tarallo and St. John’s Tobin Center for Executive Education, its Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science (GSRM) Proudly Presents Our 5th Conference Webinar Series:

PMT’s Claims Settlement Institute will feature insurance industry leaders who will examine cutting-edge topics and provide claims professionals with concepts, ideas, and techniques about successfully resolving every type of personal injury case.

Agenda and Panelists

• Opening Remarks Thomas M. Bona, Esq., Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
• Professor Albert Beer, keynote remarks “Why Insurance Companies Ignore the Claims Function At Their Own Risk”
• Jeffrey Miller, PMT – “5 Mistakes Plaintiffs Make When Settling Cases”
• Jeffrey Block, Block O’Toole & Murphy – “5 Mistakes Defendants Make When Settling Cases”
• John P. DiBlasi, NAM – “5 Mistakes Every Attorney Makes during Mediation”

You Can View Introducing PMT Claims Settlement Institute Successful Resolution Strategies™ on YouTube by Clicking HERE

Jeffrey D. Schulman, Executive Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo

John J. Tambascia, Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo

Jack Jennings, Professor – St. John’s Greenberg School of Risk Management

Nancy Kalinoglu, Risk Manager – City Underwriting Agency

Samantha A. Jacey, Assistant Vice President Liability Claims – GNY

S. Joseph Donahue, Partner – Block O’Toole & Murphy

You Can View Introducing PMT Claims Settlement Institute Successful Resolution Strategies™ on YouTube by Clicking HERE

The PMT (Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP) podcast “Risk Matters” examines thought provoking insurance and Risk Management topics by interviewing leaders in the insurance industry. Our host is Jeffrey D. Schulman. Jeff Schulman is the managing partner of Pillinger Miller Tarallo’s upstate New York offices in Syracuse and Buffalo. He is highly experienced in construction, environmental, risk transfer and transportation.   

Our guest is Nancy Kalinoglu. Nancy is the Director of Risk Management and Claims for City Underwriting Agency specializing in labor law and construction. Before that Nancy was the insurance manager at Lend Lease and before that she was AVP of Aon.   

Nancy also helped start the charity Alexander's Angels. The mission of Alexander's Angels is to further awareness of the contributions & needs of individuals with Down syndrome and to raise funds for advocacy, service and research organizations. If you would like to help please visit https://www.alexandersangels.org/, email alexandersangels321@gmail.com or call (516) 361-7263.   

To contact Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP, reach out to Jeffrey D. Schulman, Executive Partner E-mail: jschulman@pmtlawfirm.com or Thomas M. Bona, Partner, E-mail: tbona@pmtlawfirm.com or visit https://pmtlawfirm.com or call our main number at (914) 703-6300. We are happy to discuss any legal concerns you may have.

You can view this podcast interview on YouTube click here > https://youtu.be/Mza7wtO8aEA 

Moderator: Thomas M. Bona, Esq., Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
Jeffrey T. Miller, Esq., Executive Managing Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
Jeffrey D. Schulman, Esq., Executive Managing Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
Ernest J. Bernabei III, Esq., Managing Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
Jeffrey Block, Esq., Partner – Block O’Toole & Murphy
Anthony Coleman, Senior Vice President, Claims – Tradesman Program Managers
Professor Jack Jennings – St. John’s Greenberg School of Risk Management
Professor Albert J. Beer – St. John’s Greenberg School of Risk Management XL Chair

2:00 pm
Opening Remarks
Thomas M. Bona, Esq., Partner – Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

• How much of a threat to the insurance industry are nuclear verdicts, runaway verdicts, and social inflation?
• Were nuclear verdicts an accident waiting to happen, or should we have anticipated this?
• Is it reasonable to prepare every accident case as a potential nuclear case, and will insurance companies pay for it?
• How can companies and insureds protect themselves?
• Are verdicts like home prices that never seem to go down?
• Does the focus on nuclear verdicts obscure and distract from resolving cases?
• Is the insurance industry helping create runaway and nuclear verdicts by failing to settle cases aggressively, and is it still true that the best case is settled?

https://pmtlawfirm.com/after-nuclear-verdicts-time-to-exit-the-fallout-shelter-and-try-cases/ 

It is easy to think that when you open the doors to a law firm, such as Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP, with over 100 attorneys and ten officers,​ that it was always that way. But, nothing could be farther from the truth. PMT had humble beginnings, and to grow PMT to the firm it is today has taken consistent, daily hard work and successful execution at every level.

A key driver to the exciting growth of PMT is Jeffrey D. Schulman. Jeff is an Executive Partner and the Managing Partner of the firm’s upstate Syracuse, New York and Buffalo, New York offices. Jeff opened PMT’s first satellite office in Syracuse 13 years ago and is a part of the significant expansion in upstate New York. Listen to the podcast or watch on YouTube and hear Jeff share his career, insights, and vision for PMT.

The PMT (Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP) podcast “Risk Matters” will examine thought provoking insurance and Risk Management topics by interviewing leaders in the insurance industry. Our host for today’s podcast is Jeffrey D. Schulman, Esq.. He is the managing partner Pillinger Miller Tarallo’s Upstate New York offices in Syracuse and Buffalo, NY. He is highly experienced in construction, environmental, risk transfer and transportation matters among other areas.

Our guest today is Frank McLaughlin JD, CPCU, ARM. Frank is Senior Managing Director for the Liability Claims & National Property Claims for BITCO Construction Group (BITCO Construction Group (formerly Old Republic Contractors Insurance Group). He has over 20 years in claims and leadership positions.

The PMT (Pillinger Miller Tarallo) Podcasts aims to provide you with ongoing topics that affect the Civil Defense Litigation field with a focus on the Insurance Industry as well. The PMT podcast will focus on businesses and the insurance industry within New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut. In addition, the PMT Podcast will feature industry interviews and attorney discussions on topics of interests.

S01 E01: This podcast is an Interview with Marc H. Pillinger, Esq.. Mr. Pillinger is a practicing attorney for over 35 years. He is one of the three founders of Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP and he is a tireless mentor and educator. Marc has vast experience and expertise in complex, multi‑party litigation, Labor Law, Products Liability, lead and environmental cases. He is a lecturer for the New York State Bar Association, N.Y.S. Academy of Trial Lawyers, Environmental Committee of CLM, numerous insurance carriers and brokers and the Insurance Society of Philadelphia. Marc is former trustee of the Board of Education of the Ardsley Union Free School District.

Media Contact: Thomas M. Bona, Esq., tbona@pmtlawfirm.com | (914) 703-6300 | pmtlawfirm.com