Insurers Denied Summary Judgment In Construction Site Damage Coverage Suit

(September 20, 2022, 2:25 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — Plaintiff insurers in an insurance coverage dispute stemming from a contractor’s removal of a ramp that led to more than $1.2 million in damage to a ventilation shaft in a building adjacent to a construction project are not entitled to summary judgment on declaratory relief claims they brought because although the trial court may treat the cross-motions as summary judgment motions, the insurers have not been provided with adequate notice that their motions would be treated as motions for summary judgment and have not requested that their motions be treated as such, a New York justice ruled Sept. 15....