Lectures & Publications

Senior Partner, Josh H. Kardisch, Esq., has delivered the following interviews and lectures:

Interviewed on News 12 regarding litigation over alleged Family and Medical Leave Act violation and discrimination based upon pregnancy. (June 2008)

Interviewed live by Bill Griffiths on CNBC regarding Tobacco Industry Knowledge of Hazards, Potential Future Liability and Recent Congressional Hearings (May 17, 1994)

Coverage Issues in Toxic Tort Litigation: The Issue of Occurrence in Light of Recent Case Law, New York State Liquidation Bureau (March 2005)

Indoor Air Pollution and Coverage Issues, New York State Liquidation Bureau (October 2005)

Avoiding and Defending Lead Paint Claims and Litigation Under Local Law 1 of 2004; Small Property Owners of New York Conference, 92nd Street YMHA, New York City (October 5, 2004)

Avoiding and Defending Lead Paint Claims and Litigation Under Local Law 1 of 2004, Rent Stabilization Association of NYC and Community Housing Improvement Program Conference, attended by 800 building owners and property managers, Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City (June 7, 2004)

Lead Paint Litigation, Mealey's Lead 101 Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana (November 5-6, 2001)

Coverage Issues in Toxic Mold Cases, Empire Insurance claims representatives (June 2002)

Defending Toxic Tort and Products Liability Litigation, Crawford & Company claims representatives (August 2000)

Defending Lead Paint Litigation, Empire Insurance Company claims representatives (September 1999)

Defending Lead Paint Litigation, Blue Ridge Insurance claims representatives (May 1999)

Defending Lead Paint Poisoning Litigation, New York State Trial Lawyers Institute program attendees on (November 6, 13, and 20, 1996)

Defending Toxic Tort Litigation, New York State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program attendees (October 23, 1996)

Defending, Settling and Trying Lead Poisoning Lawsuits, Practicing Law Institute program attendees (May 1996)

Marketing Defects in New York Product Liability Law, Society of Chemical Engineers (March 1994)

Toxic Tort Litigation Seminar, Transamerica Insurance staff counsel (July 1991)

KLA's attorneys have authored or co-authored the following published articles:

Kardisch, Josh H., Allergic or Idiosyncratic Reactions As a Defense, Nassau Lawyer, Vol. 57, No. 5 (January 2008)

Kardisch, Josh H., New York City's New Lead Law, New York Law Journal (June 17, 2004)

Kardisch, Josh H., and Rogoff, Beth L., Out-of-Possession Owner Off Hook, New York Law Journal, Real Estate Section, Page 10 (November 24, 2003)

Link, Bonnie, and Kardisch, Josh H., My Hockey Mom Can Beat Up Your Soccer Mom, Nassau Lawyer, Vol. 53 No. 2 (October 2003)

Kardisch, Josh H., and Rogoff, Beth L., Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones But Names May Not Be Actionable, Nassau Lawyer, Volume 53, No. 1 (September 2003)

Kardisch, Josh H., et al., The Insurability of Mold-Related Harm, New York Law Journal (February 24, 2003); Mealey's Litigation Reports: Mold (March 2003)

Link, Bonnie, Underinsured Claim Form Rejected By Court, Nassau Lawyer (October 2002)

Kardisch, Josh H., A Defense View on the Recent Court of Appeals Lead Paint Decision, New York Law Journal, Outside Counsel column, page 1 (February 6, 2002)

Kardisch, Josh H., A Defense View on the Recent Court of Appeals Lead Paint Decision, Mealey's Litigation Reports: Lead, Volume 11, #5 (December 12, 2001)

Kardisch, Josh H., Nassau Seeing Share of Lead Paint Litigation, Nassau Lawyer, Volume 50, # 1 (September 2000)

Kardisch, Josh H., Juarez and the Landlord's Access to Property, Mealey's Litigation Reports: Lead, Volume 7, #18 (June 26, 1998)

Kardisch, Josh H., The Importance of Family Member Records in Lead Poisoning Litigation, Mealey's Litigation Reports: Lead, Volume 6, #22 (August 15, 1997)

Kardisch, Josh H., et al., Local Law 1: The Court of Appeals and New York City Speak, Mealey's Litigation Reports: Lead, Volume 5, #22 (August 21, 1996)

Kardisch, Josh H., Trying the Lead Poisoning Case, For the Defense (May 1996); adapted from Trying The Lead Poisoning Case: The Defense Perspective, Mealey's Litigation Reports: Lead, Volume 5, #1 (April 3, 1996)

Kardisch, Josh H., et al., Foreign Companies Can Limit the Risk of Being Subject to U.S. Courts, National Law Journal (September 19, 1994)

Kardisch, Josh H.; et al., Allergic or Idiosyncratic Reactions as a Products Liability Defense, For the Defense (August 1994)

Kardisch, J.H., et al., Collective Action Liability Part 2, Indoor Pollution Law Report (May 1994)

Kardisch, J.H., et al., Collective Action Liability Part 1, Indoor Pollution
Law Report (April 1994)

Kardisch, Josh, When a Noteholder Has Notice, Long Island Business News (April 25, 1994)

Kardisch, Josh H., et al., Collective Action Liability, Indoor Pollution Law Report (April 1994)

Kardisch, J.H., et al., Lead Paint Cases Raise Causation Issues, National Law Journal (November 8, 1993)

Kardisch, Josh, Risks of Allocating Customers, Long Island Business News (August 15, 1993)

Kardisch, J.H., et al., Protecting Trade Secrets in Litigation, Marketing Law (August 1993)

Kardisch, J.H., et al., FIFRA Preemption of State Law Claims in Light of Cipollone, Mealey's Litigation Reports (June 3, 1993)

Kardisch, Josh H., et al., Circuit Courts Split on Scope of FIFRA, New York Law Journal (November 2, 1992)

Kardisch, Josh H., Remediator Liability Under New York's Navigation Law, New York Law Journal (p. 1) (June 2, 1992)

Kardisch, Josh H., Enjoining Unfair Competition, Long Island Business News (December 23, 1991)

Kardisch, Josh H., et al., FIFRA: Update On The Law Regulating Pesticides, Federal Environmental Law Annual Report (Chapter 3), Government Institutes, Inc. (1992 Edition)

Kardisch, Josh H., et al., Suits Increase For Environmental Infractions, White Collar Crime Reporter, Volume 6, No. 2 (February 1992)

Kardisch, Josh H., et al., Protecting a Client's Trade Secrets in Litigation, New York Law Journal, Volume 207, No. 1 (January 2, 1992)

Kardisch, Josh H., et al., Allergic or Idiosyncratic Reactions as a Defense to Strict Products Liability: Recent Developments, Federation of Insurance & Corporate Counsel Quarterly, Volume 42, No. 1 (Fall 1991); reprinted in Journal of Products Liability, Volume 13, pp. 279 285 (1991)

Kardisch, Josh H., et al., Allergic Reaction Defense Counters Defect Claims, Product Liability Law & Strategy, Volume IX, No. 12 (June 1991)

Kardisch, Josh H., et al., Litigation Under the Federal Medical Device Amendments of 1976, Consumer Product Litigation Reporter (April 1991)

Kardisch, Josh H., et al., The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act: Preemption From Ferebee to Papas, Toxic Chemicals Litigation Reporter (March 28, 1991)

Kardisch, Josh H., et al., The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act: Preemption and Common Law, Fordham University Environmental Law Reporter (Volume II, Number 1, Winter 1990)

Kardisch, Josh H., Commentary: Product Identification in DES Litigation: The New York Approach, DES Litigation Reporter (August 2, 1990)

Kardisch, Josh H., et al., Toxic Tort Litigation: A Primer, Nassau Lawyer (June 1989)

Kardisch, Josh H., et al., Allergic or Idiosyncratic Reactions as a Defense to Strict Liability, Products Liability: Commentary & Cases (November 1986)