Published Court Decisions
In each of the cases listed below, Richard was the primary lawyer, participated in the strategy and/or supervised the lawyers on the case. If the case involved a jury trial or evidentiary hearing, Richard was the lawyer who personally conducted the trial or hearing.
Insurance Law
Allstate Insurance Company v. Nandi, 228 F. Supp. 2d 445 (S.D.N.Y. 2002).
Business Law
Barleen v. Convenience, 53 A.D.3d 517 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008).
Insurance Law
Bread & Butter, LLC v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London,
78 AD3d 1099 (Second Department, 2010).
ERISA
Conners v. Connecticut General Life Ins. Co., 272 F.3d 127 (2d Cir. 2001).
ERISA
Connors v. Connecticut General Life Ins. Co., 272 F.3d 127 (2d Cir. 2001)
Insurance Law
Falcon Crest Diamonds, Inc. v. Dixon, 173 Misc. 2d 450 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1996).
General Liability
Friel v. Papa, 87 AD3d 1108 (Second Department, 2011).
ERISA | Health Insurance
Grasso Enterprises, LLC v. Express Scripts, Inc., 809 F.3d 1033 (8th Cir. 2016).
Insurance Law
Hershman v. Unumprovident Corporation, 658 F. Supp. 2d 598 (S.D.N.Y. 2009).
ERISA | Class Action
In re Class Action Unumprovident Corp. ERISA Benefits, MDL No. 1:03-md-1552, MDL Case No. 1:03-md-1552, Lead Case No. 1:03-cv-1000, Case No. 1:03-cv-1009 (E.D. Tenn. Dec. 22, 2003).
Insurance Law
Island Sur. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 32 A.D.3d 824 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006).
ERISA
Joyner v. Cont'l Cas. Co., 837 F. Supp. 2d 233 (S.D.N.Y. 2011).
ERISA | Class Action
Keir V. Unumprovident Corporation, 02 CIV. 8781 (DLC) (S.D.N.Y. Sep. 14, 2010).
Civil RICO
Kochisarli v. Tenoso, 02-CV-4320 (DRH) (MLO) (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 30, 2007).
Business Law
Laro Maintenance Corp. V. Culkin, (N.Y. App. Div. Dec. 30, 1999).
ERISA | Class Action
Merrick v. UnitedHealth Grp. Inc., 127 F. Supp. 3d 138 (S.D.N.Y. 2015).
ERISA
Napoli v. First Unum Life Ins. Co., 99 Civ. 1329 (GEL) (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2005)
Insurance Law
New York State Catholic Health Plan, Inc. v. Acad. O & P Assocs., 312 F.R.D. 278 (E.D.N.Y. 2015).
ERISA
Peck v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., 495 F. Supp. 2d 271 (D. Conn. 2007).
Antitrust Law
Precision RX Compounding, LLC v. Express Scripts Holding Co., No. 4:16-CV-69-RLW (E.D. Mo. June 28, 2018).
Insurance Law
Raymond A. Semente, D.C., P.C. v. Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc., 147 F. Supp. 3d 117 (E.D.N.Y. 2015).
ERISA Class Action
Rombeiro v. Unumprovident Corp., 385 F. App'x 423 (6th Cir. 2009).
Insurance Law
Semente v. Empire HealthChoice Assurance, Inc., 147 F. Supp. 3d 117 (E.D.N.Y. 2015).
ERISA
Scarangella v. Grp. Health Inc., 877 F. Supp. 2d 78 (S.D.N.Y. 2012).
Insurance Law
Squillante v. Cigna Corp., 12 Civ. 6003 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 28, 2012).
Insurance Law
State Farm Mut. Auto. v. James M. Liguori, M.D., 589 F. Supp. 2d 221 (E.D.N.Y. 2008).
Insurance Law
Tower Ins. Co. of N.Y. v. Jaison John Realty Corp., 60 AD3d 418 (First Department, 2009).
Insurance Law
Universal Acupuncture v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 01 Civ. 7677 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 10, 2002).
Class action
Weiller v. New York Life Ins. Co., 2005 N.Y. Slip Op. 50341 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2005)
Insurance Law
Am. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Sec. Income Planners & Co., 847 F. Supp. 2d 454 (E.D.N.Y. 2012).
Insurance Law
Belesi v. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance, 272 A.D.2d 353 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000).
Insurance Law
Brenner v. Hartford, 49 A.D.3d 296 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008).
ERISA | Health Insurance
DB Healthcare, LLC v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Ariz., Inc., 852 F.3d 868 (9th Cir. 2017).
ERISA | Health Insurance
Conn. Gen. Life Ins. Co. v. Advanced Chiropractic Healthcare, 54 F. Supp. 3d 260 (E.D.N.Y. 2014).
Business Law
Federal Trade Com'n v. Minuteman Press, 53 F. Supp. 2d 248 (E.D.N.Y. 1998)
Insurance Law
Great South Bay Medical Care v. Allstate Ins., 204 F. Supp. 2d 492 (E.D.N.Y. 2002).
Insurance Law
Hartford Life Insurance Company v. Rosenfeld, Civil Action No.: 05-5542 (KSH) (D.N.J. May 1, 2008).
Insurance Law
Huntington Hosp. v. New England Reinsurance, 308 F. App'x 566 (2d Cir. 2009).
ERISA | Class Action
In re Unumprovident Corp. ERISA Benefits Denial Litigation, 245 F.R.D. 317 (E.D. Tenn. 2007).
ERISA
James v. Unum Life Ins. Co., 531 F. App'x 126 (2d Cir. 2013).
ERISA | Class Action
Keir v. Unumprovident Corporation, 02 CIV. 8781 (DLC) (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 29, 2003).
ERISA
Kellner v. First Unum Life Ins. Co., 589 F. Supp. 2d 291 (S.D.N.Y. 2008).
Civil RICO
Kochisarli v. Tenoso, 02-CV-4320 (DRH) (MLO) (E.D.N.Y. May 22, 2008).
ERISA
Lijoi v. Continental Cas. Co., 414 F. Supp. 2d 228 (E.D.N.Y. 2006).
Business Law
Minuteman Press International, Inc. v. Matthews, 232 F. Supp. 2d 11 (E.D.N.Y. 2002).
ERISA
Napoli v. First Unum Life Ins. Co., 99 Civ. 1329 (GEL) (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 21, 2005).
Insurance Law
N.Y. Inst. of Tech. v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, 2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 30345 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2017).
Business Law
Playball at Hauppauge, Inc. v. Narotzky, 296 A.D.2d 449 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002).
Professional Liability Insurance
Rachlin v. LaRossa, 8 A.D.3d 461 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004).
ERISA
Rojas v. Cigna Health & Life Ins. Co., No. 14-CV-6368 (KMK) (S.D.N.Y. Sep. 28, 2018).
Business Law
Sabetfard v. Smith, 306 A.D.2d 265 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003).
Insurance Law
Semente v. Empire HealthChoice Assurance, Inc., 14 CV 5823 (DRH) (SIL) (E.D.N.Y. Sep. 6, 2016).
ERISA
Scarangella v. Grp. Health, Inc., 731 F.3d 146 (2d Cir. 2013).
Insurance Law
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Mallela, 175 F. Supp. 2d 401 (E.D.N.Y. 2001).
Business Law
Stewart v. Victoria's Secret Stores, LLC, 851 F. Supp. 2d 442 (E.D.N.Y. 2012).
Legal fees
Universal Acupuncture v. Quadrino Schwartz, 370 F.3d 259 (2d Cir. 2004).
Insurance Law
Universal Acupuncture Pain v. State Farm Mutual Auto., 01 Civ. 7677 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y. May 8, 2003).
Business Law
Arbor Realty Sr., Inc. v. Keener, 988 F. Supp. 2d 254 (E.D.N.Y. 2013).
Insurance Law
Bread Butter v. Certain Underwriters Lloyd's, 2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 32068 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2009).
Insurance Law
Brentwood Pain Rehabilitation Serv. v. Allstate, 508 F. Supp. 2d 278 (S.D.N.Y. 2007).
ERISA
Conners v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, No. 98 Civ. 8522 (JSM) (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 14, 2003).
Business Law
Elmowitz v. Executive Towers at Lido, LLC, 571 F. Supp. 2d 370
(E.D.N.Y. 2008)
Class Action
Friedman v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, 9 N.Y.3d 105 (N.Y. 2007).
ERISA | Health Insurance
Grasso Enters., LLC v. CVS Health Corp., 143 F. Supp. 3d 530 (W.D. Tex. 2015).
Insurance Law
Hershman v. Unumprovident Corp., 660 F. Supp. 2d 527 (S.D.N.Y. 2009).
Insurance Law
Hurley v. First Unum Life Insurance Company, 24 A.D.3d 509 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005).
Business Law
In Matter of the Application of Liguori v. Weiss, 2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 51508 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2009).
ERISA | Class Action
Jewel v. Unumprovident Corp., 352 F. Supp. 2d 122 (D. Mass. 2005).
ERISA | Class Action
Keir v. Unumprovident Corp., 02 CIV. 8781 (DLC) (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 26, 2003).
Civil RICO
Kochisarli v. Tenoso, No. 02-CV-4320 (DRH) (MLO) (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 21, 2006).
Insurance Law
Korn v. First Unum Life Insurance, 57 A.D.3d 948 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008).
ERISA | Class Action
Loughman v. Unum Provident Corp., 536 F. Supp. 2d 371 (S.D.N.Y. 2008).
ERISA
Napoli v. First Unum Life Ins. Co., 99 Civ. 1329 (JSM) (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 13, 2003).
Insurance Law
Mossa v. Provident Life and Cas. Ins. Co., 36 F. Supp. 2d 524 (E.D.N.Y. 1999).
ERISA | Class Action
Peck v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., 464 F. Supp. 2d 122 (D. Conn. 2006).
Insurance Law
Pollock v. Trustmark Insurance Company, 367 F. Supp. 2d 293 (E.D.N.Y. 2005).
Insurance Law
Rand v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of U.S., 280 A.D.2d 459 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001).
ERISA
Rojas v. Cigna Health & Life Ins. Co., 793 F.3d 253 (2d Cir. 2015).
ERISA
Searles v. First Fortis Life Insurance Company, No. 99 CIV. 3535 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y. May 24, 2000).
ERISA
Scarangella v. Group Health Inc., No 05 Civ. 5298 (RJS) (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 24, 2009).
ERISA
Scarangella v. Grp. Health, Inc., No. 16-568 (2d Cir. Jan. 31, 2017).
Insurance Law
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CPT Medical Services, P.C., 375 F. Supp. 2d 141 (E.D.N.Y. 2005).
Insurance Law
Superior Fid. Assur., Ltd. v Schwartz, 69 AD3d 924 (Second Department, 2010).
Insurance Law
Universal Acupuncture Pain Services v. State Farm, 196 F. Supp. 2d 378 (S.D.N.Y. 2002).
Insurance Law
U.S. Underwriters Insurance v. TNP Trucking Inc., 44 F. Supp. 2d 489 (E.D.N.Y. 1999).