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Professional Activities:

Connecticut Bar Association, Member • Connecticut Bar Association, Insurance Law Section, Chairman • Business Law, Litigation, Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Sections, - Participant • New Haven County Bar Association, Member • Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Member • Association of General Contractors of America, Member

Mr. Vita has broad experience in many aspects of general commercial litigation, most notably concerning insurance coverage issues. In the last several years, Mr. Vita has focused his practice on the representation of business policyholders in large, multi-state insurance coverage matters involving coverage for comprehensive general liability, directors & officers, professional liability, aircraft liability, builder’s risk, subguard, first party property damage, additional insured, health care, life insurance and disability. Mr. Vita has handled cases involving coverage for construction defects, completed operations, product liability, property damage and bodily injury related to mold and asbestos, bodily injury related to construction, "sick building" syndrome, environmental claims, business interruption, employment disputes, patent infringement, contempt, RICO, unfair practices, breach of fiduciary duty, bad faith and professional malpractice. Recently, Mr. Vita successfully pursued pension and life insurance benefits on behalf of several Connecticut municipalities. Currently, Mr. Vita is representing health care providers in connection with disputes arising out of the provider/payer relationship, including reimbursement.

Mr. Vita joined the New Haven law firm of Sachs, Berman, Rashba & Shure, P.C. in 1990, where he focused his practice on complex commercial litigation matters. He left the firm in 1994 to open the Connecticut office of Anderson, Kill Olick & Oshinsky, a large New York based firm. In 1996, Mr. Vita founded Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.

Mr. Vita has successfully tried numerous court trials and commercial arbitrations. He also has authored numerous articles on insurance coverage issues and has lectured frequently on a variety of insurance coverage topics including bad faith claims and late notice, allocation, subrogation, contribution, indemnification and the duty to defend.


 

Email: jjv@sdvlaw.com

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Education:
J.D., Quinnipiac University School of Law, 1990

Managing Editor, Law ReviewB.A., Cum Laude, University of Connecticut, 1987

Admissions:
Connecticut State Court • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan • U.S. District Court, Southern & Eastern Districts of New York • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Selected Publications and Events:

Pay Attention to the Allocation Issue
The Connecticut Law Tribune

D&O Policies Hardly Fail Safe
The Connecticut Law Tribune

Co-Insurance Considerations and Allocation of Available Coverage
Additional Insured Issues in the Context of Wrap-Ups
Meeting of the Insurance Law and Construction Law sections of the Connecticut Bar Association

Priority of Coverage in Additional Insured Context
Mealey’s Insurance Coverage Disputes Concerning Construction Defects

What to Look for in Additional Insured Endorsements
IRMI

Commercial Insurance: What Every General Counsel Should Know
General Counsel New England

Insurance Coverage Disputes in Bankruptcy Cases
CT Bar Association Annual Meeting

Current and Emerging Insurance Coverage Issues
HRH Insurance Brokerage

Coverage for Defective Construction Claims: Current Issues
American Bar Association

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