New York Panel Reverses Ruling, Awards Summary Judgment In Insurers’ Favor

(November 14, 2019, 4:49 PM EST) -- ALBANY, N.Y. — After reversing a lower court’s order that granted a plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed defendant insurers’ two affirmative defenses, a New York appeals panel on Nov. 13 awarded summary judgment in favor of the insurers and dismissed the lawsuit seeking recovery of an underlying $3.25 million judgment against the insured (Chaya Plotkin v. Republic-Franklin Insurance Company, et al., No. 2016-04231, N.Y. Sup., App. Div., 2nd Dept., 2019 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8234)....