Eric’s recent matters have included:

• Representation of a life insurance trust in a lawsuit against an insurer to recover a multimillion dollar death benefit; success in obtaining a jury verdict in Florida federal court, finding that the policy had requisite insurable interest and that the insurer did not reasonably rely upon, and was not injured by, material misrepresentations in the policy’s application and conspiracy by the trust to engage in a stranger-originated life insurance (“STOLI”) scheme.
• Representation of life insurance policy investor in dispute against Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Trustee regarding validity of investor’s title to life insurance policy that investor had purchased from bankrupt entity; success in reaching settlement that allowed investor to maintain ownership of policy.
• Representation of major title insurer in connection with merger transaction requiring approval of multiple regulatory authorities.
• Representation of life insurance policy insureds, owners, and agents at depositions taken in high-profile California State Court litigation involving alleged STOLI policies.
• Representation of numerous investors and secured lenders in life settlement litigation in state and federal courts across the United States.
• Representation of insurance broker in an arbitration proceeding involving a fee dispute with a trade credit and political risk insurer.

Eric’s representative cases include the following:

• Sciaretta v. Lincoln Nat. Life Ins. Co., No. 9:11-cv-80427, 2012 WL 5192610 (S.D. Fla. July 06, 2012)
• PHL Variable Ins. Co. v. Sheldon Hathaway Family Ins. Trust ex rel. Hathaway, No. 2:10–cv–00067, 2012 WL 896338 (D. Utah Mar. 15, 2012)
• Sciarretta v. Lincoln Nat. Life Ins. Co., No. 9:11-cv-80427, 2012 WL 1945203 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 2, 2012) (favorable jury verdict)
• Sciaretta v. Lincoln Nat. Life Ins. Co., No. 9:11-cv-80427, 2012 WL 5195944 (S.D. Fla. Feb. 15, 2012)
• Kramer v. Phoenix Life Ins. Co., 914 N.Y.S.2d 709 (N.Y. 2010) (counsel for amicus curiae Life Insurance Settlement Association)
• Sun Life Assur. Co. of Canada v. Berck, 719 F. Supp.2d 410 (D. Del. 2010)

Recent Articles and Legal Updates

• Über Policies for Über Claims: California High Court Allows Policyholders to Access all Insurance Triggered by Long-Term Environmental Loss
• First Application of Dawe – Favorable Insurable Interest Decision for Premium Financing
• Federal Appellate Court Requires Life Insurer to Return Premiums
• Federal Court in Delaware Protects Rights of Lenders Whose Loans Are Secured by Life Insurance Policies
   

Eric is a member of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association.