New York, NY
Litigation Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Litigation, Insurance, Government
OUTCOME: Successfully negotiated settlements with various insurance companies for defense and judgment of the underlying suit
Lead counsel for major accounting firm in coverage disputes for professional malpractice in which Robin successfully negotiated settlements with various insurance companies for defense and judgment of ... the underlying suit.
OUTCOME: Successfully convinced the trial court to issue an order temporarily staying arbitration and providing the Port Authority with an opportunity to conduct discovery regarding the terms and conditions of the subject policy
Lead counsel to the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (“Port Authority”) in connection with the pursuit of insurance coverage arising from liabilities resulting from the 1993 terrorist bombing of ... the World Trade Center. The insurer who issued a $50 million insurance policy to the Port Authority initiated an arbitration against the Port Authority in Connecticut and the Port Authority responded with a suit in Essex County, New Jersey. Because of the events of 9/11, the Port Authority has lost many of its insurance records. Ms. Cohen led a team of Kasowitz attorneys who successfully convinced the trial court to issue an order temporarily staying arbitration and providing the Port Authority with an opportunity to conduct discovery regarding the terms and conditions of the subject policy. While discovery was in the early stages the Port Authority agreed to a beneficial confidential settlement that confirmed that the insurer would meet its coverage obligations.
OUTCOME: Successfully obtained summary judgment requiring the carriers to provide a complete defense to Philips, after which all aspects of the coverage claim were fully and very favorably resolved for tens of millions of dollars
Lead counsel to Philips Lighting Company in its lawsuit against several insurance carriers in West Virginia concerning insurance coverage for approximately 4,000 toxic tort claims. Robin successfully ... obtained summary judgment requiring the carriers to provide a complete defense to Philips, after which all aspects of the coverage claim were fully and very favorably resolved for tens of millions of dollars.
OUTCOME: Successfully obtained numerous favorable rulings, and negotiated settlements worth hundreds of millions of dollars
Lead counsel to Philips Electronics North America Corporation and its subsidiaries in numerous insurance coverage actions around the country, involving hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance cove ... rage. In connection with these representations, Robin successfully obtained numerous favorable rulings, and negotiated settlements worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
OUTCOME: After Robin reached settlements with all of ABTco's carriers except AIG, ABTco was awarded trebled damages for violation of North Carolina's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act after a nine-day jury trial against AIG.
Lead counsel on behalf of ABT Building Products Corp. ("ABTco") in a case against the insurance industry that obtained one of the largest jury verdicts ever in the North Carolina United States District ... Court. After Robin reached settlements with all of ABTco's carriers except AIG, ABTco was awarded trebled damages for violation of North Carolina's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act after a nine-day jury trial against AIG. In addition, the Court awarded ABTco all of its attorneys' fees and pre-judgment interest. The jury verdict and Court award were affirmed in their entirety by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
OUTCOME: District Court for the Southern District of Ohio granted summary judgment ordering the policyholder's umbrella insurance company to immediately pay the policyholder's costs of defending two privacy class actions
Lead counsel for Convergys Corp in a coverage dispute in which the District Court for the Southern District of Ohio granted summary judgment ordering the policyholder's umbrella insurance company to im ... mediately pay the policyholder's costs of defending two privacy class actions.
OUTCOME: University was awarded initial summary judgment for this particular claim under a Not-For-Profit Individual and Organization Insurance Policy. In December 2013, New York’s Appellate Division, 4th Department, unanimously affirmed this ruling.
Lead counsel to Syracuse University in securing a victory from New York’s Appellate Court stating National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. is liable for defense costs the University incurre ... d responding to and conducting an investigation in connection with a number of state and federal grand jury subpoenas relating to allegations of sexual abuse against its former Associate Basketball Coach, Bernie Fine. In March 2013, the University was awarded initial summary judgment for this particular claim under a Not-For-Profit Individual and Organization Insurance Policy. In December 2013, New York’s Appellate Division, 4th Department, unanimously affirmed this ruling.
OUTCOME: Secured a dismissal of breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation claims brought by a property owner, Orient Overseas Associates, alleging failure to provide sufficient coverage limits for recovery costs incurred as a result of Superstorm Sandy.
Lead counsel to Cushman & Wakefield in securing a dismissal of breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation claims brought by a property owner, Orient Overseas Associates, alleging failure to pro ... vide sufficient coverage limits for recovery costs incurred as a result of Superstorm Sandy.
OUTCOME: Robin obtained a summary adjudication ruling in favor of Visa, successfully arguing that fixed, minimum statutory damages available under California's Invasion of Privacy and similar statutes are not excluded under the policies.
Lead counsel to Visa Inc. in its insurance coverage action against its primary Professional Liability, Technology and Multimedia insurer, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s. In a ruling issued in January ... 2012, Robin obtained a summary adjudication ruling from the San Francisco Superior Court in favor of Visa, successfully arguing that fixed, minimum statutory damages available under California's Invasion of Privacy and similar statutes are not excluded under the policies.
OUTCOME: Robin secured a decisive jury verdict worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Lead trial counsel for a Warren Pumps, Inc. in a trial against more than a dozen insurance companies seeking coverage for thousands of asbestos-related claims. Robin secured a decisive jury verdict wor ... th hundreds of millions of dollars.
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