Cases to Know and Cases to Watch from our 2020 Year in Review.
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Cases to Know and Cases to Watch from our 2020 Year in Review.
How Are Insurers And Policyholders Faring in COVID-19 Business Interruption Coverage Litigation?
Top Developments in Business Interruption – Coronavirus (COVID-19), Pollution Exclusion, Suit and Trigger of Coverage
It is well known that, under New York statutory law, an insurer that fails, in a timely manner, to advise a claimant of a disclaimer to its insured for a bodily injury claim can waive certain coverage defenses. This is a general statement of one aspect of New York Insurance Law § 3420.
In Colony Insurance Company v. Buckeye Fire Equipment Company, the insured was named a defendant in hundreds of underlying suits relating to its manufacture of fire equipment containing aqueous film-forming foam, a fire suppressant.
The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, decided an appeal from a trial court’s 2018 summary judgment ruling on a number of coverage issues arising out of asbestos-related bodily injury claims against plaintiffs Carrier Corporation and Elliott Company.