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This Means War! NJ Court Examines Whether Cyber Attack Is Excluded Under Policy

In January, 2022, in Merck v. ACE American Insurance Company, a New Jersey Superior Court Law Division Judge ruled that a cyberattack, for insurance coverage purposes, cannot simply be excluded based on a wartime exclusion. What does it mean for insurance companies? A cyberattack is an unfortunate side effect of the advances in technology and it is clear that this form of attack is not going...Read More

Introducing WCM’s 2022 First Year Associates

We are pleased to introduce WCM’s newest team of first year associates, who are starting with us this week across our New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania offices. New Jersey Harry Harnitchek is a graduate of Rutgers Law School and was a staff editor on the Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy.  Harry completed undergraduate studies at the University of Pittsburgh.  Prior to joining...Read More

Peer-to-Peer Carsharing and Insurance Implications (PA)

A new law was introduced in the House Appropriations Committee as an amendment to Senate Bill 1222 and officially became law on July 11th. The amendment outlines the coverage requirements for companies engaging in peer-to-peer carsharing, mandating an additional layer of insurance so injured third parties won’t be left uninsured if a car owner’s policy includes exceptions for livery, or...Read More

NJ Court Upholds Virus Exclusion

The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division recently dealt with a plaintiff’s coverage claim for business interruption cause by the COVID-19 pandemic and Governor Philip D. Murphy’s Executive Order 107(EO 107). EO 107 was a mandate which cancelled large gatherings of individuals, required the closure of “the brick-and-mortar premises of all nonessential retail business,” and mandated...Read More

Call Your Next Witness – The 15 Commandments of Billing

What better topic to discuss during these hot Summer months than effective legal billing!    Georgia and Brian recently compiled “The 5 Commandments of Billing,” and with new associates starting at firms across the United States after Labor Day weekend, we opted to commit our 15 Commandments to the podcast.     Link to the episode is here.  The goal of this episode is to focus on...Read More

WCM Welcomes Steve Kim and Craig Chaney to our NJ Office

WCM is pleased to announce the return of Steve Kim, and welcomes Craig Chaney, both at the rank of counsel in our New Jersey office. Steve previously worked for WCM as a litigation associate from 2014 – 2019.  During that time, he handled complex, large exposure cases, consistently achieving favorable results for our clients.  Steve returns having gained further experience in managing,...Read More

WCM Is Pleased To Introduce Our 2022 Summer Associates

New Jersey Ryan Dame is a rising 3L at Brooklyn Law School who will graduate early in December 2022 as part of the accelerated program.  Ryan is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego with a degree in political science.  Prior to joining WCM, Ryan served our country as a member of the United States Marine Corp. where Ryan was a collateral duty quality assurance representative...Read More

WCM Congratulates Nicole Brown on her 25th Anniversary

When Nicole Brown started at WCM as a Summer associate, the Summer of 1997 was just getting rolling.  WCM, founded in 1994, was still just a toddler.   We like to say on our website, “Results Speak for Themselves.”    But at the time, we hardly had any results yet.    To give some perspective, Tom Brady was still a sophomore at Michigan, Derek Jeter was halfway into his second season, and ER,...Read More

Call Your Next Witness – Christon Halkiotis

Christon Halkiotis and I have a lot in common, in that we’re both former prosecutors who sought a change after a handful of years representing the government.   Christon’s path took her to criminal defense, where she started her own practice in 2019 in Greensboro, North Carolina after 15 years as a prosecutor. Her practice flourished immediately, which is a testament to...Read More

Rising COVID Numbers Affecting Judiciary (NY)

In recent weeks, many of us have seen COVID numbers begin to rise again, at least with regard to positive tests.    New York City has yet to see any increase in safety protocols in the Courts since those measures were relaxed earlier this year.   But that could change. Just last week, a 3-day retreat for state judges — involving over seventy attendees – was held in the Hamptons,...Read More