Insurance Coverage
Mr. Karasik has represented numerous domestic and foreign insurers in complex coverage litigation. Much of his work in the coverage field has focused on environmental matters. The cases listed below helped change the law on issues of paramount importance to the insurance industry.
Reported Decisions:
American Home Assurance Co. v. International Insurance Co., 90 N.Y. 2d 433 (1997)
Elat, Inc. v. Aetna Cas and Sur. Co., 280 N.J. Super. (1995)
Grumman Systems v. Travelers Indemnity, 828 F. Supp. 11 (1993)
Home Indemnity v. Hoechst-Celanese, 393 S.E. 2d 118 (1990)
Inland Waters Pollution Control Board v. National Union, 997 F. 2d 172 (6th Cir. 1993)
Northville Industries Corp. v. National Union, 657 N.Y.S. 2d 564 (1997)
Polaroid Corp. v. The Travelers Indemnity Co., 414 Mass. 747 (1993)
Reichhold Chemicals, Inc. v. Hartford Acc. and Indemnity, 703 A. 2d. 1132 (1997)
Union Carbide Corp. v. Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co., 212 Conn. 313 (1989)
United Technologies Corp. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 1 Mass. L. Rptr. 91 (1993)
PRACTICE
AREAS
Employment Law
Mr. Karasik is a frequent speaker at conferences worldwide on legal challenges to vaccine mandates and other encroachments on our liberty.
International Law
Mr. Karasik maintains a satellite office in Zurich, Switzerland and counsels foreign businesses on a variety of U.S. legal matters.