Dan D. Kohane and David R. Adams, Chairs of the Insurance Coverage and Labor Law Teams at Hurwitz Fine P.C., respectively, together with Joseph Rava, Co-Chair of the Labor Law Team at Gallo, Vitucci & Klar, have authored a featured article in the January 13 edition of the New York Law Journal entitled “AVOID Act Upends Third-Party Practice—Delays Guaranteed.”
The article analyzes New York’s recently enacted AVOID Act and its sweeping changes to third-party practice under the CPLR. The authors examine how the statute imposes rigid and unprecedented time constraints on impleader practice, and why those changes are likely to increase litigation costs, create procedural inefficiencies, and delay case resolution—particularly in complex Labor Law and construction-related matters.
Hurwitz Fine continues to monitor and analyze legislative developments affecting insurers, employers, and litigation stakeholders across New York State.
