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Legal Malpractice Policy Found to Constitute Insurance Against Liability for "Injury to Person(s)" Under New York Insurance Law Â§ 3420(A)

24 Aug 2009, 9:24 am

Ct., Erie Co., decided 8/19/2009) New York Insurance Law Â§ 3420(a) mandates that certain provisions be included in all policies issued or delivered in New York State that insure against liability for "injury to person . . . or . . . injury to, or destruction of, property[.] [read post]

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The Elasticity of Timely Notice -- Insured's One-Year Delay in Providing Notice of SUM Claim Found Reasonable

20 Aug 2009, 6:51 am

Co. v Sarno, 277 AD2d 454; Matter of American Cas. [read post]

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Water Damage Exclusion Held to Apply to In-Ground Swimming Pool Damage

25 Jul 2009, 1:12 pm

Co., 221 AD2d 616; Hipper v CNA Ins. [read post]

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Second Department Affirms Denial of Petition to Stay UM Arbitration -- Insurer's Late Notice & Lack of Physical Contact Grounds Rejected

15 Jun 2009, 7:23 am

Co., 4 NY3d at 476; Matter of New York Cent. [read post]

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Court Denies Summary Judgment Motion Based on Insureds' Recorded Statements

27 May 2009, 6:18 am

Rajaram (Sup.Ct., NY Co., 2008) and Tower Ins. [read post]

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Court Declines to Declare Six Informal Opinion Letters of New York State Insurance Department's Office of General Counsel Regarding Services Provided by Independent Contractors to be Irrational

20 May 2009, 5:53 am

PLLC v New York Cent. [read post]

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Should Liability Insurers Investigate Coverage Issues in New York?

28 Apr 2009, 11:42 am

In Matter of GMAC Ins. [read post]

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Willful and Avowed Obstruction -- SUM Arbitration Not Stayed for Claimant's Mistaken Refusal to Submit to Second IME

15 Apr 2009, 7:31 am

AUTO - SUM - MULTIPLE IMEs - COOPERATION Matter of New York Cent. [read post]

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Cases and items related to equal employment opportunity

3 Feb 2009, 4:00 am

Ins. [read post]

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Second Department Affirms Vacatur of Default Judgment Against No-Fault Insurer

30 Jan 2009, 4:42 pm

Co., 34 AD3d 771, 772; New York & Presbyt. [read post]

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Court Rejects Argument that IME Must Be Performed by Physician

16 Dec 2008, 9:03 am

Matter of Gaines v New York State Div. of Hous. [read post]

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Suit Brought Two Years & 20 Days After Loss Date Dismissed as Untimely

15 Dec 2008, 8:29 am

New York Prop. [read post]

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Another Exception to the No-Prejudice Rule -- First Department Holds that Insurer Must Show Prejudice to Disclaim for Late Notice of Suit Where It Had Timely Notice of Accident and Claim

10 Dec 2008, 6:34 am

Almost immediately, the First Department, which is the court from which the Argo Corp. case was appealed, began to chip away at the Argo Corp. ruling, holding in City of New York v Continental Cas. [read post]

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Loss Transfer Arbitration Award Vacated -- No Proof that Offending Vehicle was "Used Principally" as Livery

1 Dec 2008, 7:35 am

Co. v New York State Ins. [read post]

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Question of Fact Found on Timeliness of Insurer's Non-Cooperation Disclaimer

28 Nov 2008, 2:39 pm

Co., 1 NY3d at 68-69, quoting Matter of Allcity Ins. [read post]

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Just in Time for Thanksgiving -- Second Department Recognizes In-Laws as Relatives

24 Nov 2008, 7:21 am

Co., 32 AD2d 854, affd 27 NY2d 830; Eisner v Aetna Cas. [read post]