Negligence Claim Against Broker In Asbestos Suit Is Time-Barred

Mealey's (August 3, 2021, 10:00 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on July 27 granted an insurance broker’s motion for summary judgment in a dispute over asbestos coverage after determining that the insured’s negligence claim is time-barred because the claim accrued in 1995, well past the applicable statutes of limitations under either New York or New Jersey law....