Posted by Bradley J. Nash, Litigation Partner On February 3, 2020, Justice Sherwood of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Alexander v. Starr Surplus Lines Ins. Co., 2020 NY Slip Op 30297(U), granting a preliminary injunction directing a D&O insurer to advance defense costs to a former corporate officer for an... Read more »
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Defendant that Engaged in Wrongdoing Not Entitled to Common Law Indemnification
On December 20, 2019, the Fourth Department issued a decision in Board of Educ. of Palmyra-Macedon Cent. Sch. Dist. v. Flower City Glass Co., Inc., 2019 NY Slip Op. 09123, holding that a defendant that had engaged in wrongdoing was not entitled to common law indemnification, explaining: We further agree with Nudo that the court... Read more »
Indemnification Provision Insufficiently Specific to Support Claim in Action Between Contracting Parties
On July 29, 2019, Justice Scarpulla of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Barnett v. Seth Berkowitz Serve U Brands Inc., 2019 NY Slip Op. 32257(U), holding that an indemnification provision was insufficiently specific to support a claim for attorneys’ fees in an action between the contracting parties, explaining: Defendants assert... Read more »
Failure to Give Required Notice Doomed Indemnification Claim
On June 24, 2019, Justice Risi of the Queens County Commercial Division issued a decision in Quantum Servicing Corp. v. First Madison Servs. LLC, 2019 NY Slip Op. 51022(U), holding that the failure to give the required notice doomed a claim for contractual indemnification, explaining: In Conergics Corp. v. Dearborn Mid-W. Conveyor Co., the seller... Read more »
Public Policy Does Not Bar Indemnification for Prior Criminal Acts
On June 3, 2019, Justice Ostrager of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Arici v. Poma, 2019 NY Slip Op. 31586(U), holding that public policy does not bar indemnification for prior criminal acts, explaining: Defendant argues that the SPA obligates Plaintiff to indemnify Defendant for damages associated with that tax crime... Read more »
Presentation on D&O Insurance Coverage for City Bar White Collar Crime Committee
Posted by Bradley Nash, Litigation Partner This evening at 6, I will be making a presentation to the White Collar Crime Committee of the New York City Bar on D&O Coverage for White Collar Defense Attorneys. I will be discussing insurance coverage issues in the Platinum Partners hedge fund case, which is now on trial in the Eastern... Read more »
Common Law Indemnification Claims Dismissed For Lack of Vicarious Liability or Fault
On March 1, 2019, Justice Ostrager of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Stone & Broad Inc. v. Nextel of N.Y., Inc., 2019 NY Slip Op. 30527(U), dismissing common-law indemnification claims for lack of vicarious liability or fault, explaining: Nextel argues that the Second Cause of Action must be dismissed because Stone’s... Read more »
Common-Law Indemnification Unavailable to Defendant Seeking a Recovery for its Own Wrongdoing
On November 30, 2018, Justice Sherwood of the New York County Commercial division issued a decision in Board of Mgrs. of the 650 Sixth Ave. Condominium v. K-W 650 Assoc. LLC, 2018 NY Slip Op. 33050(U), holding the common-law indemnification was not available to a defendant seeking a recovery for its own wrongdoing, explaining: [C]ommon-law... Read more »
No Additional Insured or “Insured Contract” Coverage under CGL Policy Where Injuries Not Proximately Caused by the Named Insured
On October 5, 2018, the Fourth Department issued a decision in Pioneer Cent. Sch. Dist. v. Preferred Mut. Ins. Co., 2018 NY Slip Op 06682, holding that a school district was not entitled to coverage under a cleaning company’s CGL policy – either as an additional insured or as the named insured’s contractual indemnitee –... Read more »
Court Rejects Claims for Common Law Indemnification and Contribution
On September 25, 2018, Justice Friedman of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Foremost Contr. & Bldg., LLC v. Go Cat Go, LLC, 2018 NY Slip Op. 32381(U), rejecting claims for common law indemnification and contribution, explaining: In the amended third-party complaint, the developer defendants seek common law indemnification and common... Read more »