In his feature for The Daily Record and Rochester Business Journal, Coffey Modica LLP Counsel Mostafa Soliman explains how New York’s AVOID Act — effective for actions commenced on or after April 18, 2026 — replaces the state’s traditional, flexible impleader standard with a strict “use it or lose it” framework.
“A missed impleader deadline does not just close a procedural door, but it can also eliminate indemnification recovery, extinguish contribution rights, and fundamentally alter the economics of a claim.”
Read the full article to see how missing this tight new timeline could permanently turn a fully indemnifiable claim into a catastrophic, unrecoverable loss: