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Email: |
sstraus@traublieberman.com |
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Education: |
J.D., St. John's University School
of Law, 1986
B.S.B.A., Boston University, 1982 |
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Admitted to Bar: |
New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin |
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Publications and Interviews: |
Co-Author, "Environmental
Coverage Litigation: Special Concerns Facing Reinsurers," Environmental
Claims Journal
Co-Author, "Classifying RI/FS Costs Under a Policy
of Comprehensive General Liability Insurance: Indemnity
or Defense?" Fordham Environmental Law Journal |
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Professional and Community
Affiliations: |
American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Professional Liability Underwriting Society
USLAW Network
Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association
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Noteworthy: |
General Accident Ins. Co. of
America v. State of New Jersey Dept. of Environmental
Protection, 143 N.J. 462, 672 A.2d 1154 (1996); Levi Mohney v. U.S.A. Hockey, Inc., 2005 Fed.
Appx. 0599N (6th Cir. July 14, 2005)
TELS Management Committee member |
Stephen Straus’ practice includes the defense of products
liability actions on behalf of domestic and foreign manufacturers.
This involves litigation and trial of catastrophic injury
and death cases in state and federal courts, as well as appellate
representation concerning myriad evidentiary and dispositive
issues that arise in such matters. Mr. Straus regular provides
manufacturers and insurers with loss prevention and risk management
advice and services.
Mr. Straus represents insurers on a national
scale in all manner of coverage disputes, including claims
involving environmental cleanup, mass toxic torts and professional
liability. This entails providing opinion letters concerning
complex insurance coverage issues, to appearing as counsel
of record in coverage disputes through the litigation, trial
and appellate processes. Mr. Straus also regularly appears
as counsel in the arbitration of disputes between insurers
and reinsurers.
The defense of errors and omissions cases
involving various professional disciplines, including attorneys,
accountants, brokers and agents, also comprises a significant
aspect of Mr. Straus' practice, as does the representation
of religious institutions in liability matters.
Mr. Straus has co-authored articles entitled,
Environmental Coverage Litigation: Special Concerns Facing
Reinsurers, ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIMS JOURNAL and Classifying RI/FS
Costs Under a Policy of Comprehensive General Liability Insurance:
Indemnity or Defense?, FORDHAM ENVIRONMENTAL LAW JOURNAL,
cited with distinction in General Accident Ins. Co. of
America v. State of New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection,
143 N.J. 462, 672 A.2d 1154 (1996). His reported decisions
are numerous.
Mr. Straus received his Juris Doctor from
St. John’s University School of Law in 1986. He graduated
from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration in 1982. Mr. Straus was admitted to the New
York State Bar in 1987. He is also admitted to practice before
the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh
Circuits, as well as the United States District Court for
the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the Eastern
District of Wisconsin. He is a member of the American Bar
Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of
New York. |
