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.
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