Evaluating and Resolving Professional Liability Errors and Omissions Coverage Disputes
Kaufman Dolowich’s Insurance Coverage and Litigation attorneys help clients evaluate and resolve complex errors and omissions (E&O) coverage issues and disputes. Our lawyers deliver a full range of services to our professional liability insurance clients, from drafting policies and preparing manuscript endorsements in all types of policies afforded to professionals, to analyzing claims, providing coverage opinions and negotiating and litigating coverage disputes. We are widely recognized as a team of highly experienced legal practitioners and litigators focused on helping our clients develop reasonable and cost-effective resolutions. When a compromise cannot be reached, our attorneys are fully equipped to litigate the case at trial and through appeal.
Kaufman Dolowich is comprised of seasoned attorneys located throughout the firm’s strategically located offices. Our litigators are licensed to practice in multiple jurisdictions across the nation and routinely represent clients before state and federal administrative agencies. We handle all types of E&O issues, including those involving:
- Lawyers
- Broker-Dealers
- Insurance Agents and Brokers
- Title Agents
- Architects and Engineers
- Accountants
- Directors and Officers
- Consumer Reporting Agencies
- Registered Representatives
- Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals
- Financial Investment Advisors
- Managing General Agents
- Managing General Underwriters
The attorneys at Kaufman Dolowich have decades of collective experience representing insurance carriers and the professionals they serve. We have a full understanding of the nature and scope of coverage offered to professionals under E&O policies and an acute awareness of the complex substantive issues that often underlie professional liability and malpractice claims.
Putting Our Clients’ Interests First
At Kaufman Dolowich we are committed to putting the interests of our clients first. Senior partners actively manage each case and personally respond to our insurance clients’ requests and concerns in a timely fashion. When coverage issues surface, we evaluate the situation and advise insurers on their rights and obligations under all applicable E&O insurance contracts. Each insurance coverage attorney at our firm has vast experience interpreting and analyzing complex insurance policy language and we regularly prepare detailed coverage opinion letters for insurers. We explain the potential risks and exposure associated with malpractice claims and outline all options that may be available to resolve the coverage dispute, including negotiation, mediation and litigation.
While our goal is to help our insurer clients reach a positive and equitable resolution prior to the onset of litigation, we recognize that there are times when such a scenario may be unattainable. In these cases, we offer a team of strong litigators who will provide vigorous representation at every stage of the legal process, from pre-trial investigations and discovery to trial and appeal.
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Partner Co-Chair of General Liability Coverage Practice Group |
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- Perspectives: Electronic records: A double-edged sword for health care professionals, by Kristen Swift, Esq. published in Business Insurance, 9-1-2024 - Sep 3, 2024
- Kaufman Dolowich Grows In NY With 4-Atty Liability Team, Law360 Insurance Authority, 8-2-2024 - Aug 5, 2024
- Kaufman Dolowich Absorbs Professional Liability Law Firm, New York Law Journal, 8-2-2024 - Aug 5, 2024
- Kaufman Dolowich Welcomes Professional Liability Team to Westchester Office: Four Lawyers are ‘Go-To’ for Insurance Brokers and Agents, 8-1-2024 - Aug 1, 2024
- MidSize Moves, ALM’s American Lawyer highlights Partners Ryan Turner and Jason M. Myers, 5-17-2024 - May 21, 2024
- Kaufman Dolowich Lands Insurance Duo From London Fischer, Law360, 5-15-2024 - May 16, 2024
- Kaufman Dolowich Adds Professional Liability Partners Ryan Turner and Jason Myers in New York - May 14, 2024
- Is Summary Judgement Dead? article by Iram Valentin, Esq. published in New Jersey Law Journal, 5-2-2024 - May 2, 2024
- “Physician Unionization—Penn Residents, Fellows Bring Debate to Philadelphia,” The Legal Intelligencer, authors Christopher Tellner, Greg Hyman, Alexandra Lynch, Gregory Brown, 3-28-2023 - Mar 30, 2023
- ‘Bilt-Rite’: The Expanding Scope of ‘Providers of Information’ and the Evolution of a Tort”, by Greg Brown, Esq., published in The Legal Intelligencer, 3-10-2023 - Mar 14, 2023
- CT Supreme Court sides with Insurer on Pandemic-related Property Insurance Claims, Hartford Business Journal, Patrick Kennell quoted, 2-20-2023 - Feb 21, 2023
- Partner Eric Stern quoted, Law 360, “Merck War Exclusion Appeal Puts Focus On Policy Language,” 2-6-2023 - Feb 8, 2023
- Partner Louie Castoria quoted in USA Today article: E-bikes are affordable, practical and good for the planet. But is America ready for these speedy cycles?, 11-12-2022 - Nov 14, 2022
- You Compelled Arbitration and the Plaintiff Refuses: Now What?, Bloomberg Law, author Jennifer E. Newcomb, Esq., June 21,2022 - Jun 21, 2022
- Why can’t co-ops cooperate when disaster hits? published in Reuters Legal News, authors Michael Zigelman, Esq., Louie Castoria, Esq., June 16, 2022 - Jun 17, 2022
- Navigating Today’s Claims Challenges, Michael Kaufman, Esq., June 15, 2022 - Jun 14, 2022
- Grumpy Old Guy Finally Bows To Technology, Daily Journal, author Louie Castoria, Esq., June 2, 2022 - Jun 3, 2022
- D&O Insurance Can Shelter Against ESG Risks, Experts Say, Law360, Ivan Dolowich quoted, April 14, 2022 - Apr 18, 2022
- What Sets Your Law Firm Apart From Other Plaintiffs’ Firms? Daily Journal, by Louie Castoria, Esq., 1-21-22 - Jan 25, 2022
- Five Lousy Reasons to Fire and Sue your Lawyer, The Daily Journal, August 19, 2021, by Louie Castoria - Aug 24, 2021
- The Housing Market, Recreational Cannabis: Iram Valentin on What’s Coming in Professional Liability for Lawyers, New Jersey Law Journal, July 29, 2021 - Jul 29, 2021
- San Francisco Clarifies Vaccination Mandate for High-Risk Jobs, SHRM, ft. Marcus Dong - Jul 28, 2021
- Keys To Defending A Bankrupt Insured In A Civil Case, Law360 - May 1, 2020
- How #MeToo is Changing the World: KD Introduces Dr. Catherine MacKinnon to PLUS Women’s Forum - Jun 7, 2018
- KD Attorneys Attend ABA Standing Committee Conference on Lawyer’s Professional Liability - Apr 27, 2018
- The Future of Punitive Damages Under Pennsylvania’s Dragonetti Act – Are Their Days Numbered? - Nov 27, 2017
- E&O suits flow in good times and bad: Panel, Business Insurance, ft. Adam Marshall - Nov 13, 2017
- Old and New: PLUS turns 30 as U.S. “Baby Boom” turns 65+ – The Impact on Professional Liability - Nov 7, 2017
- A Bitcoin for Your Troubles - Oct 31, 2017
- Join KD’s Philip Voluck & Jennifer Sherven for PLAN’s Live ADA Web Accessibility Webinar on July 25, 2017 - Jul 20, 2017
- State high court clarifies prevailing party attorney fees, Daily Journal, ft. Louie Castoria - Apr 10, 2017
- Working With Expert Witnesses: Tips That Are Not In The Civil Rules - Mar 13, 2017
- “NJ: Waiver of Attorneys’ Fees Must Be Clear and Unambiguous in Settlement Agreements,” by Iram Valentin, Esq., Legal Malpractice.com,
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