Carrier Owes No Coverage For Underlying Tort Actions, New York Justice Says

Mealey's (September 27, 2016, 11:17 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York justice on Sept. 19 determined that an insurer has no duty to defend a number of entities named as defendants in underlying suits alleging personal injuries caused by exposure to toxic materials during cleanup activities in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center because the entities were not additional insureds under the policies at issue (Taunus Corp., n/k/a DB USA Corp., et. al. v. Zurich American Insurance Co., No. 652275/2011, N.Y. Sup., New York Co.; 2016 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 3347)....