Kolb, William C.

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Name: 
William C. Kolb
atty_type: 
Partner
P: 
(212) 804-4219
F: 
(212) 344-8066
Location: 
New York, NY
E: 
wkolb@moundcotton.com

Bill Kolb has extensive experience in all aspects of complex civil litigation and appeals in various state and federal courts throughout the United States.  Mr. Kolb has experience in first-party and third-party insurance, reinsurance, environmental litigation, toxic torts, construction defects, construction losses, professional liability, products liability, fraud investigations, and the defense of personal injury claims including those arising from industrial, construction, and environmental accidents.

Mr. Kolb regularly advises insurers on coverage issues and provides comprehensive advice on the drafting of policy forms.

Mr. Kolb is a graduate of the University of Virginia and Hofstra University School of Law.

MEMBERSHIPS/HONORS

  • New York County Lawyers Association
  • Editorial Board, Hofstra Labor Law Journal

PUBLICATIONS

  • Co-Author "Global Warming and Interstate Nuisance: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit For Injunctive Relief," MCWG Newsletter, Winter 2011.
  • "Federal Court Rules that Property Insurer May Depreciate Contractor Overhead and Profit and Sales Tax," MCWG Newsletter, Summer 2011.
  • "New York’s Enigmatic Scaffold Law: Deciphering the Elevation-Related Risk Requirement for Falls Protected by New York Labor Law § 240(1)," Mealey's Litigation Report: Employment Law, June 2011, Reprinted in MCWG Newsletter, Summer 2011.
  • "N.Y. Court of Appeals Clarifies Burden of Proof in Product Liability Actions," MCWG News Bulletin, June 2011, Reprinted in MCWG Newsletter, Summer 2011.
  • "U.S. Supreme Court Issues Landmark CERCLA Decision in Environmental Cleanup Action," MCWG News Bulletin, May 2009.
  • "The Stringfellow Acid Pits:  The Supreme Court Of California Rules On Insurers' Liability For Indivisible Property Damage Under 'Sudden And Accidental' And 'Absolute' Pollution Exclusions," Mealey's Pollution Liability Report, May 7, 2009.
  • "Reflections on Law and Cases Relating to Builder's Risk," Mealey's Construction Defects Report, April 14, 2009.
  • "Is Appraisal Sometimes Better Than Litigation? And Some Thoughts From Your Friendly Courts On Builder's Risk Coverage," Mealey's Insurance, July 24, 2008.
  • "Avian Flu: Assessing the Risk, Parts 1 and 2," RiskVue, November and December 2006.
  • "Cracking Up: Alton Ochsner Medical v. Allendale Mutual Insurance," MCWG Newsletter.

ADMISSIONS
New York, 1995

EDUCATION
B.A., University of Virginia, 1989
J.D., Hofstra University School of Law, 1994