Summary Judgment Granted to Insurer Based on Policy's Special Employee Theft Exclusion

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY  – EMPLOYEE DISHONESTY COVERAGE  – SPECIAL EMPLOYEE THEFT EXCLUSION Albany Airport HIE, LLC v. The Hanover Ins. Grp., In...

Denial of No-Fault Benefits to Assignee of Rate Evader Upheld in Arbitration

NO-FAULT  – RATE EVASION  – AAA ARBITRATION DECISION Matter of Bronx Chiropractic Health Services, PC aao SB and State Farm Fire & Cas. ...

The Archdiocese of New York v. The 32 Insurance Companies and Groups That Issued Policies to the Archdiocese from September 1956 Through December 2000

Litigation over insurance coverage for CVA-revived (Child Victims Act) lawsuits apparently began even before the CVA went into effort on Aug...

Child Victims Act Actions -- Insurance Coverage Considerations

At midnight tonight (August 14, 2019), New York's Child Victims Act  (CVA) takes effect.  The Act's summary states: Provides that th...

The Polar Vortex and Reasonable Care to Maintain Heat

Wasn't it the under-apple-tree-sitting Sir Isaac Newton who first said that what goes down must come up?  (Physics wasn't my thing i...

Not "Dependent Property" -- Denial of Business Income Loss Claim Upheld

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY  – BUSINESS INCOME LOSS CLAIM  – "DEPENDENT PROPERTY"   Cohen & Slamowitz, LLP v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co. (2nd...

Cause of Action for Consequential Damages Found Allegationally Sufficient and Reinstated

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY  – CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES – IMPLIED COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING  – BAD FAITH  – ALLEGATIONAL SUFFICIENCY   DK...