Insurance Coverage Issues in Sexual Abuse Claims: Defending Claims and Indemnifying Victims

Mr. Artese is a shareholder in the New York office of Anderson Kill. He is also co-chair of the firm's Construction Industry practice group. Mr. Artese's national practice concentrates on all types of insurance recovery litigation, with an emphasis on securing insurance coverage for construction-related first-party property losses and third-party liability claims as well as for property and business interruption losses stemming from natural disasters and other perils. He has substantial experience in all phases of litigation, arbitration and property insurance appraisals, and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars of insurance proceeds on behalf of policyholders in connection with a variety of property, builder's risk, commercial general liability, umbrella and excess liability, D&O, E&O, crime, and political risk insurance claims. Mr. Artese also has extensive experience in litigating insurance broker malpractice cases and other general commercial litigation disputes, including construction-related disputes.

Mr. Gilinsky is an experienced commercial litigator who applies his complex analysis skills with extensive experience in insurance coverage analysis and litigation and dispute resolution. His insurance coverage practice is focused on property insurance, commercial general liability insurance, directors' and officers' (D&O) insurance, captive insurance and reinsurance issues.

Mr. Lacey is an attorney in Anderson Kill’s Newark office and a member of the firm’s Insurance Recovery and Corporate & Commercial Practice groups. As a member of Anderson Kill’s Insurance Recovery Group, he counsels individual and corporate policyholders on a wide variety of coverage disputes, including matters that involve first-party property damage, business interruption losses, trade credit losses, the rights of loss payees and additional insureds, cyber-crimes, criminal acts, professional liability, directors and officers liability, intellectual property, environmental liability, and general liability – namely, disputes involving alleged abuse, emotional distress, and other personal injuries. Mr. Lacey routinely represents individual and corporate policyholders in state and federal courts across the country. In 2024, Mr. Lacey was named to Best Lawyers' Ones to Watch list. He is currently a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, as well as the American Bar Association. Mr. Lacey often writes and speaks about insurance coverage and employment-related issues.