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April 10, 2023 Unconditional Guaranty is Instrument for Payment of Money Only Within the Meaning of CPLR 3213 Despite Indemnification Provision
On March 27, 2023, Justice Margaret A. Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. v. Athenium Analytics LLC, 2023 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1317. The Court held that an unconditional guaranty on a note was an instrument for the payment of money only within the meaning of CPLR 3213, even where the guarantee, in the preamble and within a provision providing for indemnification, including the word “performance.” The Court explained: Read More