statute of limitations

Can an insurance policy shorten the statute of limitations?

By Gene Killian on November 15, 2013

Posted in Contract construction, Estoppel and waiver, Property insurance, Statute of limitations

With the one-year anniversary of Sandy just having passed, many policyholders are asking how long they have to sue their carrier. Be careful. Many insurance policies contain limitations periods that shorten the general six-year statute of limitations for breach of contract in New Jersey. Such provisions are enforceable both in New Jersey and in New…

The statute of limitations for insurance claims

By Gene Killian on February 25, 2011

Posted in Environmental coverage, Estoppel and waiver, Statute of limitations

A couple of weeks ago, we got a nice result ($13 million verdict) following a three-month trial in BASF Catalysts, LLC v. Allstate Insurance Company, one of the last great complex environmental coverage beasts. We had the pleasure of co-counseling the matter with Dave Oberdick and his team from the Pittsburgh, PA firm of Meyer…

is an AV-rated® graduate of the University of Chicago (B.A., English, with honors) and the University of Michigan Law School. Gene practiced with one of the nation’s preeminent insurance coverage law firms before starting his own law firm in 1995, which is now known as The Killian Firm, P.C. He has represented major business policyholders in a variety of high-profile insurance coverage disputes, both at trial and at the negotiating table. He is a Charter Fellow and New Jersey Co-Chair of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only society of elite trial attorneys. He is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. ABF Fellows comprise a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of their communities. Membership in the Fellows is limited to one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Fellows are recommended by their peers and elected by the Board of the American Bar Foundation.

Practice Areas

Insurance law, representing commercial policyholders
Alternative dispute resolution
Commercial litigation

Professional Associations

Charter Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
New York State Bar Association
American Bar Association
New Jersey State Bar Association

Education

B.A. English 1982, University of Chicago (with honors)
J.D. 1985, University of Michigan Law School

Bar Admissions

New Jersey
New York

New Jersey Insurance Coverage Litigation

statute of limitations

Can an insurance policy shorten the statute of limitations?

The statute of limitations for insurance claims

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