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Thomas R. Newman practices in the areas of insurance and reinsurance law, including coverage, claims handling, contract drafting and arbitration and litigation. He has served as lead counsel in more than 60 reinsurance arbitrations, representing both cedents and reinsurers. He is often called upon to act as an expert witness in insurance cases in the United States and in London and has also served as an arbitrator in such cases.
In addition to his insurance/reinsurance practice, Mr. Newman has wide experience in appellate practice and has handled hundreds of appeals in both state and federal courts in New York and elsewhere and has argued 80 appeals in the New York Court of Appeals.
He is a member of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; a life member of the American Law Institute; a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; a member of the London Court of International Arbitration; a member of the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel; a member of ARIAS-U.S.; a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; a Fellow of the New York State Bar Association Foundation; and a member of the New York State Office of Court Administration's Advisory Committee on Civil Practice.
He is the original author of New York Appellate Practice (LexisNexis, 2010), co-author of the Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes (Wolters Kluwer 18th ed. 2017) and the author of numerous articles on insurance/reinsurance and appellate practice. Mr. Newman is annually listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America and New York Super Lawyers, for appellate practice and insurance law.
Mr. Newman is a graduate of New York University School of Law (LL.B.) where he was an editor of the Law Review.
Kransco v. AESLIC 23 Cal. 4th 390 (2000) - Argued novel "reverse bad faith" case in California Supreme Court.
Christiana General Insurance Co. v. Great American Insurance Co. 979 F.2d 269 (2d Cir. 1992) - Upheld cedent's position in reinsurance dispute - issues of late notice and misrepresentation.
American Home Insurance Co. v. International Insurance Co. 90 N.Y.2d 433 (1997) - Upheld "late notice - no prejudice" rule in N.Y. Court of Appeals as applied to excess insurers.
Consolidated Edison Co. of NY v. Allstate Insurance Co. 98 N.Y.2d 208 (2002) - Case of first impression in New York Court of Appeals involving allocation of liability in environmental coverage case where continuous damage over successive policy periods. Judgement for insurers upheld on appeal.
Technicon Elecs. Corp. v. American Home Insurance Co. 74 N.Y.2d 66 (1989) - "Sudden & accidental" pollution exclusion case - in New York Court of Appeals - upheld judgment for insurer.
Continental Cas. Co. v. Employers Ins. Co. of Wausau, 60 A.D.3d 128, 871 N.Y.S2d 48 (1st Dept. 2008) - asbestos exposure does not trigger coverage for mesothelioma claims; exposure is not injury-in-fact. Reversed trial court in favor of insurers.
Author, "Claims-Made Coverage: What is a Claim?" FDCC Quarterly, Vol. 63, No. 1, Fall 2012. Recipient, FDCC Quarterly Award for Best Article for 2012.

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