Recent News
Real-time updates on the issues impacting your coverage. From landmark case decisions to firm announcements and media commentary, we keep policyholders informed on what is happening right now.
Browse our latest news, press releases, and firm updates below.
SDV Achieved Mansfield Certification!
Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. is honored and proud to announce that we have once again achieved Mansfield Certification! SDV is one of 70 mid-sized law firms across the nation that have completed a rigorous 18-month collaboration with Diversity Lab to track, measure, and achieve diversity in leadership. This was a firm-wide effort, but special […]
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Gregory D. Podolak Honored as a Distinguished Leader.
We are proud to announce that Partner Greg Podolak was selected as a Distinguished Leader by the Daily Business Review, one of the premier legal news magazines covering South Florida. This distinction recognizes professional excellence in the legal community in South Florida from attorneys who have demonstrated significant leadership and success in their area of […]
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Worth a Try? – judgment handed down on Rugby Football Union appeal
FM Conway Limited v The Rugby Football Union, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance PLC, Clark Smith Partnership Limited The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment following FM Conway’s appeal of the High Court’s decision that it did not enjoy the same level of cover as its employer. Our previous article commenting on the […]
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“Condoning dishonesty”: Discovery Land Co LLC & Ors v Axis Specialty Europe SE
Those dealing with Solicitors’ professional indemnity claims will know that the SRA Minimum Terms are intended to provide very wide cover, and will indemnify claims involving dishonesty unless the dishonest act/omission in question was committed or condoned by all the partners in the firm or by all the members of an LLP. What is meant […]
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Still on the starting block? Implications of blockchain for the Insurance Industry
Blockchain is a digital ledger technology that allows for secure and transparent record-keeping of transactions without the need for a centralised intermediary. It is a distributed database that is used to maintain a continuously growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked and secured using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the […]
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Covid BI claim jurisdiction overturned on appeal
In Al Mana Lifestyle Trading LLC & others v United Fidelity Insurance Co PSC & others [2023] EWCA Civ 61, the Court of Appeal (by a 2:1 majority) held the English courts did not have jurisdiction to hear business interruption claims pursued under multi-risk insurance policies issued in the Middle East, reversing the first instance […]
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Building a safer future: the courts’ approach to fire safety cases
The Grenfell tragedy in 2017 has prompted safety investigations in myriad buildings across the UK, with owners and occupiers questioning whether other settings are similarly defective. Many disputes have arisen, with a handful of cases now determined following trials in the Technology & Construction Court. Overall the courts have adopted a robust approach to responsibility […]
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(New Home) Buyer Beware
Recent case law highlights the importance of adequate insurance cover for buyers of new homes, to remediate any latent defects identified post-completion, whilst the Building Safety Act 2022 implements significant changes to the new build warranty landscape. In Griffiths and another v Gilbert [2022] EWHC 3122 (TCC) (6 December 2022), HHJ Sarah Watson (Principal Judge […]
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Michael V. Pepe Elevated to Managing Partner
Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. is excited to announce Michael V. Pepe’s elevation to Managing Partner for the firm’s Northeast offices. Michael has extensive experience with representing companies within the real estate and construction industries, specifically with respect to claims and litigated disputes involving professional liability, commercial general liability, builder’s risk, cyber liability, and subcontractor […]
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