News & Wins:

The New York Appellate Division, First Department has upheld a trial court’s order that an insurer (which had refused to acknowledge its obligation for over 5 years) had a duty to defend an entity not named under the policies but which was charged with liability in multiple lawsuits throughout the U.S. which potentially implicated the…

On May 17, 2012, the Hartford Superior Court, Complex Litigation Docket part, granted summary judgment to ABB, Inc., dismissing the product liability claims against it in Lake Road Trust, Ltd., et al. vs. ABB, Inc., et al., docket number HHD X04 CV-10-6016502 S. Plaintiffs, the owner-operators of a power plant, sued ABB, Inc. and others…

Corporate Intl, a leading monthly periodical for business leaders, professional advisers, and providers of finance, has named the firm “Insurance Law Firm of the Year in New York.”  The honor is due in large measure to the efforts of Robert Joyce and his insurance coverage team.

Alison graduated from the University of California, Berkley in 2005 and from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 2008, where she worked as a research assistant for Distinguished Professor and Scholar Michael Vitiello and was instrumental in the revitalization of the McGeorge Women’s Caucus.

Additionally, Bob Littleton, Robert Joyce, Jim Ughetta, and Bob Kelly were recognized in New York Super Lawyers 2012. Super Lawyers is a nationally recognized peer review journal that highlights attorneys for their successes throughout the year.

In a major pre-suit win, Robert Joyce and Littleton Joyce’s insurance specialists boast a $17 million recovery (reached with five separate parties) as reimbursement for defense and indemnity payments made in connection with four multi-plaintiff actions seeking damages for bodily injuries sustained as a result of exposure to contaminants in the workplace.

Scott was invited to speak to the Advanced Torts class at Villanova Law School on “Pennsylvania Products Liability Law in Practice.”

The firm is honored that LexisNexis / Martindale-Hubbell, the legal peer review rating service, have selected Littleton Joyce Ughetta Park & Kelly LLP as one of the “New York Area’s Top Ranked Law Firms for 2012.”

Scott Toomey spoke to the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel in February of this year. His presentation was entitled “Biking Towards a Brave New World: Pennsylvania Products Liability Jurisprudence after Covell v. Bell Sports, Inc.”

Dan graduated summa cum laude from West Chester University in 2004 and from the Rutgers School of Law in 2009. While at Rutgers, he served as the Note and Comment Editor for the Rutgers Law Journal.